Canadian Native Friendship Centre
Publicly funded institution · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 129904447RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,081,804) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Native Friendship Centre is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.7M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 165% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $217K.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 69% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band).
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1M in 2020 to $1.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Provide services for the aboriginal community metis and other low income individuals friendship centre program recreational programs cree language class pow wow drum and dance metis jigging and dance. Youth works program
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.1M | $974K | — | — | $2.1M |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $985K | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.1M | $957K | — | — | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $1M | $923K | $646K | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $1M | $947K | $663K | — | — | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $217K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9995 positions
- Total compensation, all staff$356K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ella Mayer (president); Terry Lusty (director); Kerissa Thunder (director); Hugo Martell (treasurer); Gary Edwards (director); Roberta Mackinnon (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Native Friendship Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129904447RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.