Community Options-A Society for Children and Families
Publicly funded institution · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 107282949RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($7,356,930) as filed with the CRA.
Community Options-A Society for Children and Families is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, 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 August 31, 2024, it reported $7.2M in revenue and $7.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 91% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $53K.
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 48% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 95% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 99 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Community Options: A Society for Children and Families. Our organization strives to be a leader in the provision of inclusive quality programs and services for children and families. Our Community Preschool Education program provides inclusion opportunities throughout Edmonton region for children between 2.5 to 6 years of age. (Children must meet Alberta Education criteria for Program Unit Funding). Our staff of professionals develops an educational program individualized to meet childs additional needs. Parents are encouraged to be involved in family oriented programming and in decision maki…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7.2M | $7.4M | $6.6M | $772K | — | $2.3M |
| 2023 | $7.2M | $7.6M | $6.8M | $25K | — | $2.5M |
| 2022 | $6.6M | $7M | $6.4M | $18K | $0 | $2.8M |
| 2021 | $8.1M | $5.2M | $4.7M | $13K | — | $3.3M |
| 2020 | $6.3M | $6.2M | $5.6M | $35K | — | $469K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $53K from 6 charities:
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
- $80,000–119,9998 positions
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions99
- Total compensation, all staff$6.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Steeves (treasurer); Amanda Chin (chair); Frank Rayna (secretary); Rachel Stein (member at large); Miranda Jordan Smith (member at large); Margaret Golberg (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Community Options-A Society for Children and Families’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107282949RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.