Camp Chestermere Association
Charitable organization · Chestermere, Alberta · BN 132336777RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,317,773) as filed with the CRA.
Camp Chestermere Association is a charitable organization based in Chestermere, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1M in revenue and $1.3M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 15% from donations. In 2024, 16 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $115K.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 36% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 12 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Operates a christian children's camp including a teen leadership training program and follow-up events to assist the campers in getting/staying anchored in their faith
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1M | $1.3M | $1M | — | — | $3.6M |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.7M | $1.7M | — | — | $3.9M |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $672 | $3,355 | $4.3M |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $917K | $879K | $991 | — | $4.3M |
| 2020 | $940K | $697K | $665K | $285 | — | $4.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $115K from 16 charities:
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$70K
- Arrowwood Gospel Church$7,068
- Rocky Mountain Calvary Chapel$7,000
- Christian Stewardship Services$6,500
- Varsity Bible Church$6,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$3,127
- Lakeview Baptist Church of Calgary Society$2,950
- Rockpointe Church$2,750
- Abundant Life Church Society$2,625
- Chestermere Christian Fellowship$2,400
- Northwest Community Church$2,174
- Langdon Community Church$1,500
- Emmanuel Christian Reformed Church of Calgary$618
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$486
- Clearview School Division No. 71$50
- Canadahelps Canadon$14
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions12
- Total compensation, all staff$756K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Charman Cross (director); Lisa Fox (secretary); Christopher Walker (executive director); Kara Wilfley (chair); Alex Wright (chair); Todd Wawryzniak (chair); Georges Leblanc (chair); Patrick Conway (chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Camp Chestermere Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132336777RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.