Elephant Artist Relief Society
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 843176751RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($72,441) as filed with the CRA.
Elephant Artist Relief Society is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $64K in revenue and $72K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 31% from donations, 48% from government, 21% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $21K.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $97K in 2020 to $64K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Elephant artist relief society (ears) provides practical resources to artists in calgary and surrounding areas to help sustain their well-being and livelihood. Ears provides emergency relief funding resources professional practice programming access to group health insurance and professional development seminars and workshops
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $64K | $72K | — | — | — | $29K |
| 2023 | $72K | $75K | $43K | — | — | $38K |
| 2022 | $68K | $67K | $9,600 | — | $14K | $0 |
| 2021 | $46K | $63K | $5,430 | — | $18K | $0 |
| 2020 | $97K | $60K | $39K | — | — | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $21K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jill Armstrong (director); Carolyn Connors (director); Karen Begg (president); Suzanne Presinal (director); Vivian Smith (secretary); Colleen Kruger (treasurer); Catherine Rankin (director); Kayleigh Hall (director); Petronella Overes (director); Bryan McLean (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Elephant Artist Relief Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 843176751RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.