Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Wood Buffalo
Charitable organization · Fort McMurray, Alberta · BN 118808443RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($474,171) as filed with the CRA.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Wood Buffalo is a charitable organization based in Fort McMurray, Alberta, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $497K in revenue and $474K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 39% from donations, 20% from government. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $99K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 22% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 78% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Adult companionship programs for youth aged 6-17 in the fort mcmurray region.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $497K | $474K | $334K | $82K | — | $431K |
| 2023 | $478K | $500K | $378K | $64K | — | $409K |
| 2022 | $515K | $501K | $363K | $79K | — | $431K |
| 2021 | $465K | $378K | $155K | $33K | — | $417K |
| 2020 | $423K | $422K | $238K | $20K | — | $330K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $99K from 5 charities:
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
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$263K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rita Dizak (president); Monica Ball (treasurer); Shania Cassell (secretary); Judy Dredge (director); Liudmila Novichenkova (director); Jessica Perry (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Wood Buffalo’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118808443RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.