Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Grande Prairie & Area
Charitable organization · Grande Prairie, Alberta · BN 894819382RR0001 · Educational Organizations Not Elsewhere Categorized · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($441,361) as filed with the CRA.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Grande Prairie & Area is a charitable organization based in Grande Prairie, Alberta, classified by the CRA under educational organizations not elsewhere categorized. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $447K in revenue and $441K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 13% from donations, 7% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $11K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 6% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 90% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Community mentoring program - one to one mentoring prism program - connects mentors and youth from the lgbtq2s+ community in-school mentoring program - provides children and youth aged 6-12 with a role model big bunch - consists of group activities for children and youth go girls! Healthy bodies health minds! - group mentoring program for girls aged 10-14 game on! Eat smart play smart! - group mentoring program for boys and young men aged 10-14
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $447K | $441K | $139K | $183K | — | $67K |
| 2023 | $213K | $305K | $121K | $58K | $1,000 | $62K |
| 2022 | $299K | $442K | $36K | $61K | $1,000 | $154K |
| 2021 | $109K | $402K | $146K | $19K | — | $337K |
| 2020 | $450K | $327K | $68K | $39K | — | $346K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $11K 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
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$187K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Peter Bolger (president); Katie Kennedy (secretary/treasurer); Robert Hart-Moore (director); Teena Coon (vice president); Talon Fowler (director); Nicole Paley (director); Chase McCarthy (director); Daine Montgomery (director); Pam Lange (director); Malcolm Waliko (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Grande Prairie & Area’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 894819382RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.