Four Directions Foster Parent Association of Calgary
Publicly funded institution · Calgary, Alberta · BN 139966782RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($356,095) as filed with the CRA.
Four Directions Foster Parent Association of Calgary is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $370K in revenue and $356K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2022, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $544.
Compared with 1,147 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 16% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
1. Recruitment of new foster adoptive homes. 2. One on one with youth. 3. 24 hour support line. 4. Specialized youth work. 5. Legal assistance. 6. Indigenous training workshops. 7. Cultural events. 8. Recruitment of specialized needs homes. 9. Foster care support group. 10.dance and guitar lessons.mentorship. 11.adoptive parent in-home support.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $370K | $356K | $242K | — | — | $1,330 |
| 2023 | $382K | $349K | $349K | — | — | $12K |
| 2022 | $370K | $357K | $357K | — | — | $27K |
| 2021 | $370K | $355K | $355K | — | — | $43K |
| 2020 | $370K | $370K | $370K | — | — | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Received $544 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$286K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Martha Semeniuk (executive director); Casey Eagle Speaker (president); Rodney Vroom (treasurer); Larry Hill (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Four Directions Foster Parent Association of Calgary’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 139966782RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.