Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area
Charitable organization · Foothills, Alberta · BN 898776331RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($695,968) as filed with the CRA.
Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area is a charitable organization based in Foothills, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $725K in revenue and $696K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 23% from donations, 9% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $42K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 43% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
We manage 4 800 acres of land south of calgary alberta for habitat observation while maintaining and managing human use of the land. We host daily and weekly school education programs on conservation. We also offer school programs (outreach) visits to those schools where bussing to our area may be difficult. We conduct season specific conservation education programs for the general public. We perform range management and maintenance tasks for habitat preservation.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $725K | $696K | $581K | $49K | — | $5.2M |
| 2023 | $668K | $693K | $584K | $50K | — | $4.9M |
| 2022 | $568K | $696K | $553K | $72K | — | $4.9M |
| 2021 | $792K | $747K | $608K | $34K | — | $5.3M |
| 2020 | $693K | $685K | — | $19K | — | $4.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $42K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$303K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brian Frank (director); Gretchen Thompson (director); Brian Brian (director); Joe McFarlane (secretary/treasurer); Marshall Abbott (chair); Tim Hamilton (director); Greg Shyba (director); Suzanne Oel (director); Kathleen McNally-Leitch (director); Ryan Casewell (executive director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 898776331RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.