Bridges Social Development
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 883401507RR0001 · Educational Organizations Not Elsewhere Categorized · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($763,440) as filed with the CRA.
Bridges Social Development is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under educational organizations not elsewhere categorized. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $579K in revenue and $763K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from government, 75% from other charities. In 2024, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $483K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 65% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Bridges Social Development continued executing the Unveiling Youth Potential Leadership development approach with Indigenous and BIPOC communities in Calgary and the surrounding area. Our programs focused on in person and online facilitation with youth and community-based partners follow-up mentorship support to youth and young adults with volunteer and staff mentors and hosting online events focused on youth leadership and social entrepreneurship development and sharing their stories and voices with the broader community. We maintained relationships with several program partners including S…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $579K | $763K | $687K | — | — | $8,706 |
| 2023 | $659K | $843K | $782 | — | — | $193K |
| 2022 | $600K | $634K | $580K | — | — | $377K |
| 2021 | $627K | $515K | $460K | — | — | $411K |
| 2020 | $508K | $452K | $399K | — | — | $300K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $483K from 11 charities:
- Suncor Energy Foundation/fondation Suncor Energie$200K
- The Calgary Foundation$130K
- Suncor Energy Foundation/fondation Suncor Energie$90K
- RBC Foundation$25K
- Ptarmigan Charitable Foundation$10K
- TELUS Friendly Future Foundation$10K
- The Edmonton Community Foundation Priv Act$10K
- Unifor Social Justice Fund/Le fonds de justice sociale d'Unifor$3,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,945
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,690
- Suncor Energy Foundation/fondation Suncor Energie$250
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$590K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Curtis Smith (treasurer); Kallista Sherbanuik (co-chair); Cynthia Siau-Ping Balla (director); Don Thurston (director); Sheliza Ladhani (director); Levi First Charger (director); Brittany Ayoungman (director); Kristin Ryder Ryder (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bridges Social Development’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 883401507RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.