Birch Bay Ranch Association
Charitable organization · Sherwood Park, Alberta · BN 106795891RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,446,310) as filed with the CRA.
Birch Bay Ranch Association is a charitable organization based in Sherwood Park, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.5M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 22% from donations, 5% from government. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $15K.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 39% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $800K in 2020 to $1.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
We operate a group rental facility for recreation and religious purposes. We provide food lodging and activities. We operate a residential summer youth camp for recreational and religious purposes. We welcome over 25 000 volunteer hours yearly.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.1M | — | — | $2.6M |
| 2023 | $1.6M | $1.4M | $1.1M | — | — | $2.5M |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $200 | — | $2.1M |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $989K | $783K | $245 | — | $2.1M |
| 2020 | $800K | $643K | $512K | $145 | $0 | $2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $15K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$677K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Don Bunting (president); Craig Burns (director); Roger Charest (vice president); Christian denOtter (secretary); Allen Forsyth (director); Bradley Moore (treasurer); Darryl Fraess (like official).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Birch Bay Ranch Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106795891RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.