Bearspaw Community Association
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 106780109RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,020,232) as filed with the CRA.
Bearspaw Community Association is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $448K in revenue and $1M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 45% from government. In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $10K.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 13% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 94% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $1,084 in 2023, the largest being $505 to Cochrane and Area Humane Society.
In its own words
Lunch and Learns Adult Fitness(Yoga conditioning zumba) Indoor/Outdoor children's soccer sportball afterschool mixed sport badminton volleyball and basket ball babysitting self defence and homealone workshops parent and tot drop ins girls group self esteem classes movie matinees spring/summer community events seasonal and holiday markets art and drama programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $448K | $1M | $401K | $331K | — | $742K |
| 2023 | $887K | $923K | $660K | — | — | $774K |
| 2022 | $586K | $615K | $427K | — | — | $809K |
| 2021 | $420K | $513K | $328K | $8,583 | — | $838K |
| 2020 | $591K | $564K | $330K | $20K | — | $931K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Granted $1,084 to 3 qualified donees:
Received $10K from 1 charity:
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
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$204K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bearspaw Community Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106780109RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.