Change for Children Association (cfca)
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 118849496RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($991,938) as filed with the CRA.
Change for Children Association (cfca) is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $992K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 57% from donations, 36% from other charities. In 2024, 17 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $647K.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 39% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $2M in 2020 to $1.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Our programs support grassroots community development projects and capacity building for civil society organizations in africa and latin america. We also run a global education programs intended to increase awareness among albertans and canadians abo about the nature and causes of poverty in the developing world and to identify options for action against poverty and injustice. We also run dental and medical brigades although did not run any during this fiscal year.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $992K | $826K | $56K | — | $299K |
| 2023 | $765K | $998K | $803K | $77K | — | $232K |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1M | $56K | — | $465K |
| 2021 | $1.9M | $1.4M | $1.5M | $48K | — | $502K |
| 2020 | $2M | $2M | — | — | — | $263K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $647K from 17 charities:
- Bishop Denis Croteau Development Foundation$232K
- Canadahelps Canadon$149K
- Canadahelps Canadon$149K
- Manitoba Council for International CO-Operation Inc.$39K
- Malcolm J. Jenkins Family Foundation Incorporated$31K
- Ptarmigan Charitable Foundation$25K
- The Edmonton Community Foundation Priv Act$8,791
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$7,633
- The Alberta Knights of Columbus Charitable Foundation$1,350
- The Catholic Parish of ST Anthony$1,000
- CN Employees' and Pensioners' Community Fund$657
- ATCO Electric Epic$624
- McClure United Church$500
- Fellowship Community Church of Edmonton$484
- Unitarian Church of Edmonton$220
- United Way of the Alberta Capital Region$184
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$50
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
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$240K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Justin Rutley (president); Terry Anderson (treasurer); Sarah Brackett (secretary); Andrea Kopylech (vice president); Donald Hanke (director); Maria Dicastri (director); Justin Mazerolle (director); Yemurai Bgwoni (director); Omar Ortiz (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Change for Children Association (cfca)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118849496RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.