Community Foundation of Central Alberta
Public foundation · Red Deer, Alberta · BN 891953143RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,252,332) as filed with the CRA.
Community Foundation of Central Alberta is a public foundation based in Red Deer, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $4.4M in revenue and $2.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 42% from donations. In 2024, 21 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $644K.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 74% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 96% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 86 qualified donees totalling $1.4M in 2024, the largest being $484K to Waskasoo Environmental Education Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2.5M in 2020 to $4.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The foundation is a community catalyst committed to growing a legacy which strengthens the quality of life in red deer and central alberta. Activities in support of their mission include: working with donors to enable them to meet their philanthropic objectives; grant making to qualified donees across the spectrum: from human services. To health education arts culture and recreation and community development inititatives; and convening community to build partnerships and address emerging issues with the end result of a strong and healthy community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.4M | $2.3M | $799K | $7,195 | $1.4M | $21.4M |
| 2023 | $5M | $2.7M | $755K | $16K | $1.8M | $19.2M |
| 2022 | -$1.1M | $2.2M | $638K | $6,608 | $1.5M | $17.1M |
| 2021 | $4.3M | $1.5M | $631K | $4,791 | $790K | $20.4M |
| 2020 | $2.5M | $1.5M | $516K | $89K | $776K | $17.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1.4M to 86 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Waskasoo Environmental Education Society$484K
- Community Foundation of Central Alberta$190K
- Bridges Community Living$59K
- Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre Ltd.$50K
- A Better World Helping Hands Canada$47K
- Ellis Bird Farm LTD.$39K
- Sendero Centre Sexual Trauma Supports$38K
- Legacy Place Society$30K
- Community Foundation of Central Alberta$20K
- Red Deer Child CARE Society$16K
- Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre Ltd.$15K
- Community Foundation of Central Alberta$15K
- Red Deer and District Museum Society$13K
- Community Foundation of Central Alberta$13K
- Central Alberta's Safe Harbour Society for Health and Housing$13K
- Red Deer Child CARE Society$13K
- The Central Alberta Women's Emergency Shelter Society$13K
- The Red Deer Catholic Regional Division #39$13K
- The John Howard Society of Red Deer$12K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$12K
- Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Red Deer$11K
- Schizophrenia Society of Alberta$11K
- Red Deer Native Friendship Society$10K
- Red Deer Festival of the Performing Arts Society$10K
- Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service$10K
Received $644K from 21 charities:
- Community Foundation of Central Alberta$190K
- Canadahelps Canadon$130K
- Canadahelps Canadon$130K
- Community Foundations of Canada$41K
- Clive Baptist Society for Christian Ministry$34K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$21K
- Community Foundation of Central Alberta$20K
- Community Foundation of Central Alberta$15K
- Sylvan Lake Seniors Association$14K
- Community Foundation of Central Alberta$13K
- First Christian Reformed Church of Red Deer$10K
- Redeemer United Reformed Church$8,924
- Community Foundation of Central Alberta$4,000
- Sonrise Christian Reformed Church$3,796
- Bethel Christian Reformed Church$2,862
- The Red Deer Catholic Regional Division #39$2,091
- Lacombe Pentecostal Church$2,000
- Community Foundation of Central Alberta$1,000
- Community Foundation of Central Alberta$800
- Community Foundation of Central Alberta$500
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$1
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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$247K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lori Dufresne (director); Daneille Graham (vice chair); Maureen Janke (director); Krista Nymark Vandenbrink (chair); Stacey Poier (treasurer); Tanya Ward-Schur (director); Dax Williams (director); Austin Janes (director); Gregory Shea (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Community Foundation of Central Alberta’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891953143RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.