Bow Valley Christmas Spirit Society
Charitable organization · Canmore, Alberta · BN 864321963RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($128,294) as filed with the CRA.
Bow Valley Christmas Spirit Society is a charitable organization based in Canmore, Alberta, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, it reported $118K in revenue and $128K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 36% from donations, 63% from other charities. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $141K.
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 69% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $10K in 2024, the largest being $10K to Town of Canmore. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $74K in 2020 to $118K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Providing support for families and individuals who need assistance during the christmas season within canmore alberta and surrounding areas. Recruit train and supervise volunteers promote and advertise the christmas spirit campaign throughout our community. We collect donations and the society distributes grocery and toy gift cards and other gifts to those in need.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $118K | $128K | $111K | $3,277 | $10K | $156K |
| 2023 | $126K | $90K | $71K | $2,531 | $10K | $156K |
| 2022 | $117K | $120K | $103K | $3,797 | $475 | $121K |
| 2021 | $210K | $154K | $118K | $3,499 | $28K | $124K |
| 2020 | $74K | $88K | $53K | — | $31K | $69K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $10K to 1 qualified donee:
- Town of Canmore$10K
Received $141K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Tara McConnery (co-chairperson & secretary); Dorelle Roberts (co-chairperson); Christine Parente de Soto (director); Nikole Krentz (treasurer); Jane Sullivan (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bow Valley Christmas Spirit Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 864321963RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.