Evenstart For Children Foundation of Calgary
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 850858382RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-02-28. Split of total expenditures ($594,792) as filed with the CRA.
Evenstart For Children Foundation of Calgary is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending February 28, 2024, it reported $528K in revenue and $595K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 73% from donations. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $61K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 38% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 9 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The foundation provides a centre based program for disadvantaged and at risk preschool aged children and their families as well as sponsorship program for children at risk who are referred by the community partners.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $528K | $595K | $491K | — | — | $2.6M |
| 2023 | $208K | $542K | $431K | — | — | $2.6M |
| 2022 | $477K | $618K | $501K | — | — | $2.8M |
| 2021 | $569K | $522K | $392K | — | — | $3M |
| 2020 | $606K | $843K | $678K | — | — | $2.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $61K from 7 charities:
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
- $1–39,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions9
- Total compensation, all staff$257K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
William Truffyn (board president); Miranda Goldau (secretary-treasurer); Alan Facey (board member); Dermot Baldwin (board member); Darlene Thompson (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Evenstart For Children Foundation of Calgary’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 850858382RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.