Believe in the Gold
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 834651630RR0001 · Supportive Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($214,906) as filed with the CRA.
Believe in the Gold is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under supportive health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $143K in revenue and $215K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 73% from donations. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $7,295.
Compared with 1,130 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 14% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 79% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Raising awareness for childhood cancer family support for medical expenses raising funds for childhood cancer research
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $143K | $215K | — | $72K | $97K | $285K |
| 2023 | $193K | — | — | — | — | $357K |
| 2022 | $157K | $202K | $60K | $33K | $50K | $350K |
| 2021 | $210K | $217K | — | — | $50K | $395K |
| 2020 | $176K | $149K | — | — | $35K | $402K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $7,295 from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Total compensation, all staff$42K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Shonalie Biafore (founder chairman); Jennifer Dickinson (treasurer); Kim Martin (director); Nida Hussain (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Believe in the Gold’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 834651630RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.