Fort McMurray Golden Years Society
Charitable organization · Fort McMurray, Alberta · BN 118928373RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($373,971) as filed with the CRA.
Fort McMurray Golden Years Society is a charitable organization based in Fort McMurray, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $449K in revenue and $374K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 11% from donations, 34% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $252K.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 79% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $201K in 2020 to $449K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Provide activities recreation and entertainment for people over the age of fifty years within the regional municipality of wood buffalo.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $449K | $374K | $235K | $2,023 | — | $882K |
| 2023 | $311K | $374K | $196K | $1,917 | — | $808K |
| 2022 | $247K | $267K | $177K | $3,391 | — | $876K |
| 2021 | $194K | $228K | $171K | $430 | — | $901K |
| 2020 | $201K | $228K | $163K | $1,097 | — | $922K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $252K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$61K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Carolyn Bendfeld (director); Dave Cameron (director); Susan Hurlburt (director); Mike Hurlburt (president); Gwen Leepart (treasurer); Sandra Marullo (secretary); Barb Reitz (1st vice president); Marie Routhier (director); Betty Samaroden (director); Dianne Stodola (director); Jairo Velez (director); Sandra Walsh (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Fort McMurray Golden Years Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118928373RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.