Bridges Community Living
Charitable organization · Red Deer, Alberta · BN 130636590RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($9,272,214) as filed with the CRA.
Bridges Community Living is a charitable organization based in Red Deer, Alberta, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $9.2M in revenue and $9.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 31% from government. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $84K.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 86% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 58 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Operate 3 senior citizen's lodges in the red deer area. Operate 6 self contained buildings in the red deer area.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9.2M | $9.3M | $9M | — | — | $3.7M |
| 2023 | $8.2M | $8.2M | $7.9M | — | — | $3.7M |
| 2022 | $7.8M | $8M | $7.6M | — | — | $3M |
| 2021 | $7.7M | $7.9M | $7.7M | — | — | $3.2M |
| 2020 | $7.5M | $7.5M | $7.3M | — | — | $3.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $84K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9995 positions
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions58
- Total compensation, all staff$5.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ron Barr (director); Victor Doerksen (director); Tom Olson (finance chair); Darren Young (chairperson); Lynne Mulder (vice chair); Keith Acheson (director); Debby Potter (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bridges Community Living’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130636590RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.