Community Foundation of Medicine Hat and Southeastern Alberta
Public foundation · Medicine Hat, Alberta · BN 136030285RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,500,377) as filed with the CRA.
Community Foundation of Medicine Hat and Southeastern Alberta is a public foundation based in Medicine Hat, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $4.4M in revenue and $1.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 36% from donations. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $158K.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 16% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 120 qualified donees totalling $930K in 2024, the largest being $127K to City of Medicine Hat. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
The community foundation of medicine hat & southeastern alberta (cfsea) is committed to growing a permanent legacy which strengthens the quality of life in southeastern alberta. We do this by 1. Working with donors to assist them to achieve their philanthropic goals; 2. Making grants to local qualified donees; 3. Convening community to build partnerships and collaborations to address emerging issues and thereby ensure our regional area continues to be a strong thriving and healthy community. We achieve these roles through a number of ongoing programs such a legacy partnership to create and bu…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.4M | $1.5M | $27K | — | $930K | $31.9M |
| 2023 | $3M | $1.7M | $556K | — | $1.1M | $24.5M |
| 2022 | $3.2M | $1.3M | $550K | — | $758K | $22.2M |
| 2021 | $6.3M | $1.8M | $201K | — | $1.3M | $23.7M |
| 2020 | $4.5M | $1.1M | $206K | — | $682K | $16M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $930K to 120 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- City of Medicine Hat$127K
- Medicine Hat Women's Shelter Society$68K
- The YMCA of Southeastern Alberta Association$39K
- Medicine Hat and District Health Foundation$25K
- Medicine Hat Family Service$20K
- Medicine Hat and District Food Bank (1992) Association$20K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$20K
- Prairie Rose School Division No. 8$19K
- Chinook School Division No. 211$19K
- Medicine Hat College$17K
- Alzheimer Society of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc$16K
- Wellspring Alberta$15K
- Big Brothers/big Sisters Association of Medicine Hat and District$15K
- Special Areas Board$15K
- The Mustard Seed Foundation$14K
- Medicine Hat S P C a$14K
- Medicine Hat and District Food Bank (1992) Association$13K
- The Champion's Centre Incorporated$13K
- Southside Church of Christ$12K
- Prairie Gleaners Society$12K
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada$11K
- Canadian Cancer Society$11K
- Rotary Club of Medicine Hat Music Festival Society$11K
- University of Saskatchewan$11K
- Unison Society$10K
Received $158K from 8 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
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$274K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kyle Pudwell (chair); Jim Macarthur (director); Frances Barnes (director); Mattthew Lofgren (director); Ahmed Kassem (vice chair); Julie Friesen (director); Doug Little (director); Jennifer Mah (director); Josh Hudson (director); Don McLennan (secretary); Dan Kammerer (director); David Andrews (director); Tyler Pocsik (director); Glenda Hawthorne (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Community Foundation of Medicine Hat and Southeastern Alberta’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 136030285RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.