Camp Caroline Society
Charitable organization · Caroline, Alberta · BN 730885886RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,372,844) as filed with the CRA.
Camp Caroline Society is a charitable organization based in Caroline, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.4M in revenue and $2.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations. In 2024, 17 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $40K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 76% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 9 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $1,592 in 2024, the largest being $1,592 to North American Baptists Inc. (canada). Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $927K in 2020 to $2.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
Camp Caroline Society operates a religious camp to advance religion. The Society offers religious programs to children youth and families. Programs offered include overnight camps for children youth and families during the months of July and August; and overnight retreats throughout the months of September through June.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.4M | $2.4M | $2.3M | — | $1,592 | $8.4M |
| 2023 | $1.9M | $2.2M | $2.1M | — | $922 | $8.4M |
| 2022 | $1.7M | $1.8M | $1.5M | $0 | $559 | $8.8M |
| 2021 | $844K | $1.2M | $827K | $0 | $0 | $9M |
| 2020 | $927K | $1.2M | $826K | $0 | $0 | $9.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,592 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $40K from 17 charities:
- Grace Baptist Church of Calgary$7,000
- Benalto Baptist Church$6,350
- Zion Baptist Community Church of Edmonton$6,000
- Abundance Canada$5,000
- The Edmonton Community Foundation Priv Act$3,000
- Renfrew Baptist Church$2,844
- First Baptist Church$2,000
- Greenfield Community Church$1,275
- Sturgeon Valley Baptist Church$1,150
- Steele Heights Baptist Church of Edmonton Alberta$1,113
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,058
- Thornhill Baptist Church$1,000
- Unity Baptist Church of Red Deer Alberta$650
- Calvary Baptist Church$640
- Spruce Grove Global Connections Church & Ministries.$465
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$400
- True Light Fellowship$391
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
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions9
- Total compensation, all staff$1.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ben Trites (president); Terry Fossen (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Camp Caroline Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 730885886RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.