Families Matter Society of Calgary
Publicly funded institution · Calgary, Alberta · BN 140746686RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,724,090) as filed with the CRA.
Families Matter Society of Calgary is a charitable organization based in Calgary, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $3M in revenue and $3.7M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 14 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $885K.
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 44% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 33 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
1) our family learning & play centres provide play-based programs for children aged 0-5 and their parents; parents also access information guidance developmental screenings referrals and parenting strategies. 2) our individualized family support programs include parenting consultation and home visitation. These programs serve families in their home and in community settings to help strengthen family cohesion reduce isolation improve child development outcomes and build positive parenting skills. 3) our perinatal mental health program offers support information and tools to cope with m…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3M | $3.7M | $3.3M | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $3.4M | — | — | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $3M | $3M | $2.7M | — | — | $789K |
| 2021 | $2.9M | $3M | $2.7M | — | — | $742K |
| 2020 | $2.7M | $2.7M | $2.4M | — | — | $791K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $885K from 14 charities:
- Gerald A. Cooper-Key Foundation$400K
- United Way of Calgary and Area$196K
- Frasnian Foundation$90K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$90K
- Calgary Learns Association$74K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$14K
- Canadahelps Canadon$8,200
- The Rotary Club of Calgary - Community Service Fund$5,000
- Children's Hospital Aid Society$3,000
- The Wagemakers Foundation$2,500
- United Way of Calgary and Area$1,000
- CN Employees' and Pensioners' Community Fund$657
- ATCO Electric Epic$100
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$75
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
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions33
- Total compensation, all staff$2.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jessica Brown (secretary); Jennifer Hammer (director); Lesley Hays (director); Lindsay Hogan (vice-chair); Alyson Jenkins (director); Chad Johnson (chair); Carla Marsh (board chair); Kelly Siemens (treasurer); Allison Smith (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Families Matter Society of Calgary’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 140746686RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.