ALS Society of Alberta
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 120630827RR0001 · Core Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,479,234) as filed with the CRA.
ALS Society of Alberta is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under core health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3.1M in revenue and $2.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 71% from donations. In 2024, 34 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $547K.
Compared with 453 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 32% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 19 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
The als society of alberta is a charitable organization dedicated to making each day the best possible day for people living with and affected by als (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) across the province of alberta. We achieve our mission by providing support facilitating the provision of care providing adpative mobility and communication equipment promoting awareness and education helping find a cure and advocating for change. They are the only organization in alberta providing support for people with als and their families.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.1M | $2.5M | $1.7M | $295K | — | $4.3M |
| 2023 | $2.4M | $2M | $1.3M | $179K | — | $3.7M |
| 2022 | $1.8M | $1.9M | $1.2M | $221K | — | $3.4M |
| 2021 | $2.2M | $2M | $1.4M | $145K | $89K | $3.5M |
| 2020 | $2.3M | $2.2M | $1.5M | $124K | $147K | $3.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $547K from 34 charities:
- Calgary Flames Foundation$188K
- Canadahelps Canadon$67K
- Canadahelps Canadon$67K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$47K
- ATCO Electric Epic$44K
- Rotary Club of Calgary at Stampede Park - Community Service Fund$35K
- The Calgary Foundation$23K
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$12K
- BenefAction Foundation$12K
- Raymond James Canada Foundation$10K
- Petro-Canada CareMakers Foundation Fondation Proches Aimants Petro-Canada$7,500
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$5,679
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$5,243
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$4,980
- United Way of Calgary and Area$3,224
- The Edmonton Community Foundation Priv Act$2,769
- The Read Family Foundation$2,580
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$2,540
- Aqueduct Foundation$1,374
- The Cremona and District Community Chest$1,043
- Fondation Philantra Philantra Foundation$1,000
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Society of Canada Société Canadienne de la Sclérose Latérale Amyotrophique$777
- The Gleichen-Cluny United Fund$605
- Westlock Community Thrift Shop$500
- The Western Communities Foundation$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions19
- Total compensation, all staff$1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Nancy Lyzaniwski (chair); Gordon Banting (treasurer); Andrea Orzech (secretary); Leslie Ring Adams (executive director); Kimberly Howard (director); Terri Kezema (director); Pam Keenan (director); Tom Gee (director); Scott Vuylsteke (director); Nick Poirier (director); Lynn Headley (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from ALS Society of Alberta’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 120630827RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.