Centre of Hope Non-Profit Society of Fort McMurray
Publicly funded institution · Fort McMurray, Alberta · BN 829290337RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,326,291) as filed with the CRA.
Centre of Hope Non-Profit Society of Fort McMurray is a charitable organization based in Fort McMurray, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $3M in revenue and $3.3M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 80% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $314K.
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 50% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 31 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Intake program: our intake program is the first point of contact for individuals who access services at centre of hope. This program provides the essential basic needs of daily living to individuals who are living in homelessness or are at risk of living in homelessness. Outreach program: our in house services include access to a phone to reconnect with family search for employment and make appointments. We help with treatment and aish applications provide transportation and support through any appointmen ts court appearances income tax returns food bank and resume building. We provide a…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3M | $3.3M | $3M | $15K | — | $923K |
| 2023 | $3M | $3.1M | $2.8M | $20K | — | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $3.3M | $3.2M | $3M | $42K | — | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $3.2M | $3M | $3M | $21K | — | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $2.8M | $2.6M | $2.4M | $11K | — | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $314K from 9 charities:
- United Way Fort McMurray and Wood Buffalo$271K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$22K
- Canadahelps Canadon$14K
- Family Christian Centre (Fort McMurray)$3,000
- Wood Buffalo Community Foundation$1,111
- Alberta Blue Cross Hearts of Blue$1,099
- John Wilson Family Foundation$625
- United Way of the Alberta Capital Region$447
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$36
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions31
- Total compensation, all staff$1.9M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Hope Ellis (chair); Mardi Getty (vice chair); Valarie Wright (treasurer); Hahn Debbie (past chair); Ryan Adlam (director); Riz Fazal (director); Amanda Holloway (director); Rosie Keating (executive director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Centre of Hope Non-Profit Society of Fort McMurray’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 829290337RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.