Blue Sky Opportunities Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Altona, Manitoba · BN 118829274RR0001 · Core Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($7,062,584) as filed with the CRA.
Blue Sky Opportunities Inc. is a charitable organization based in Altona, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under core health care. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $7.1M in revenue and $7.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 64% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $28K.
Compared with 717 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 92% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 91 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The operation of woodworking metal working recycling and assembly workshop for the purpose of employing and training mentally and physically challenged individuals. The charity also operates ten residential homes for the intellectually and/or physically handicapped individuals and provides a life skill program for these individuals who wish to participate.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7.1M | $7.1M | $7M | — | — | $4.8M |
| 2023 | $6.7M | $6.5M | $6.4M | — | — | $4.8M |
| 2022 | $6.2M | $5.8M | $5.8M | — | — | $4.5M |
| 2021 | $5.2M | $5.1M | $5.1M | — | — | $4.1M |
| 2020 | $5.3M | $5.2M | $5.2M | $17K | — | $4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $28K from 4 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
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions91
- Total compensation, all staff$4.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brad Derksen (director); Anne Doerksen (treasurer); Courtney Hutchinson (member); Steve Giesbrecht (chair); Tom Klassen (officer); Derek Wahl (vice chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Blue Sky Opportunities Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118829274RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.