Catholic Family Services Society of Grande Prairie
Publicly funded institution · Grande Prairie, Alberta · BN 132584228RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,215,952) as filed with the CRA.
Catholic Family Services Society of Grande Prairie is a charitable organization based in Grande Prairie, Alberta, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $1.3M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 13% from donations, 64% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $187K.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 14% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 78% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 16 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Provide professional conselling services at an affordable cost in grande prairie ab a nd surrounding areas. Provide a community/catholic school system liason program supporting students and parents. Conduct worshops educational seminars and support groups as needed in the community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $933K | $148K | — | $738K |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $916K | $133K | — | $682K |
| 2022 | $977K | $1.1M | $879K | $51K | — | $652K |
| 2021 | $982K | $993K | $832K | $22K | — | $726K |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $907K | $801K | $12K | — | $735K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $187K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions16
- Total compensation, all staff$950K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Raymond Biggs (vice-president); Henri Chauvet (secretary); Keith Redl (director); Ahren Rose Neufelda (director); Trent Waughtal (president); Geraldine Gil (director); Ester Qualizza (treasurer); Ed Eherer (bishop's rep).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Catholic Family Services Society of Grande Prairie’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132584228RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.