Franciscan Sisters Benevolent Society
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 118930445RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($505,873) as filed with the CRA.
Franciscan Sisters Benevolent Society is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $65K in revenue and $506K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 46% from donations, 11% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $32K.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 64% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $904K in 2020 to $65K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Operated by the religious order known as the franciscan sisters of the atonement which sponsors ministries in edmonton ab. The francisan centre which nurtures individuals relationships with god. A prayer line is available weekly prayer opportunities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $65K | $506K | $499K | — | — | $872K |
| 2023 | $750K | $1.3M | $1.3M | — | — | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $1.7M | $1.7M | — | — | $2.1M |
| 2021 | $681K | $2.4M | $2.3M | — | — | $2.5M |
| 2020 | $904K | $4.1M | $4.1M | — | $360 | $4.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $32K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$244K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lucinda Patterson (chair); Denise Robillard (member); Joanne Macaulay (member); Mary Galvin (president); Dianne Bernier (secretary); Theresa Anne Clarizio (member); Mary Harper (member); Rene Drolet (vice president); Connie Duco (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Franciscan Sisters Benevolent Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118930445RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.