Arusha Centre Society
Publicly funded institution · Calgary, Alberta · BN 132004003RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($373,250) as filed with the CRA.
Arusha Centre Society is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $371K in revenue and $373K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 75% from government, 19% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $22K.
Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $242K in 2020 to $371K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The Arusha Centre inspires and supports communities to connect gather and create socially economically and environmentally. Calgary Dollars is Calgary's complementary currency system started by the Arusha Center in 1995 that brings together local talents and resources to strengthen our local economy and build community. Climate Program events bring environmental education and entertainment to festivals schools and public events to advocate for energy efficiency sustainability and action on climate change.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $371K | $373K | — | — | — | $231K |
| 2023 | $444K | $428K | $392K | — | — | $234K |
| 2022 | $417K | $387K | $366K | — | — | $162K |
| 2021 | $265K | $264K | $237K | — | — | $132K |
| 2020 | $242K | — | — | — | — | $131K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $22K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$226K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gerald Lajeunesse (board chair); Chantal Chagnon (board member); Mike Jones (treasurer); Santiago Recalde (secretary); Drew Thomas (co-chair); Linjun Arbour Cheng (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Arusha Centre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132004003RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.