Autism Society Alberta

Autism Society Alberta is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under core health care. 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 $2.3M in revenue and $2.2M in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 93% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $279K.

Compared with 717 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 73% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (6 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.

It reported gifts to 8 qualified donees totalling $861K in 2024, the largest being $455K to Meticulon Consulting. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $57K in 2020 to $2.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.