ARCHES (AIDS Outreach Community Harm Reduction Education Support Society)
Publicly funded institution · Lethbridge, Alberta · BN 127799039RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($760,171) as filed with the CRA.
ARCHES (AIDS Outreach Community Harm Reduction Education Support Society) is a charitable organization based in Lethbridge, Alberta, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $773K in revenue and $760K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,819.
Compared with 1,890 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 94% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $9.1M in 2020 to $773K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Arches provides services to those infected/affected by hiv/aids and hepatitis c. Programs include (1 program): indigenous recovery coach program (program to support individuals while in recovery)
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $773K | $760K | $760K | — | — | $470K |
| 2023 | $845K | $821K | $821K | — | — | $457K |
| 2022 | $762K | $635K | $635K | — | — | $433K |
| 2021 | $4.9M | $5M | $5M | $1,382 | — | $306K |
| 2020 | $9.1M | $9.1M | $9.1M | $42K | — | $408K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,819 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$492K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Melissa Shouting (vice-president); Justin Dean (casino chair); Megan Penney (president); Kara Eagle Bear (secretary); Leslie Wells (board member); Kalib Thunder Chief (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from ARCHES (AIDS Outreach Community Harm Reduction Education Support Society)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 127799039RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.