Frank Wills Memorial Society
Publicly funded institution · Cochrane, Alberta · BN 890135775RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($129,738) as filed with the CRA.
Frank Wills Memorial Society is a charitable organization based in Cochrane, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 $262K in revenue and $130K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 54% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2022, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $51K.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 88% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the 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 $53K in 2020 to $262K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Providing free rental space for Cubs Scouts and Girl Guides in Cochrane Alberta. Providing low cost rental space for other community groups and for public social events such as weddings.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $262K | $130K | $127K | $0 | $0 | $1M |
| 2023 | $145K | $119K | $116K | — | — | $738K |
| 2022 | $89K | $94K | $93K | $0 | $0 | $900K |
| 2021 | $194K | $90K | $90K | $0 | $0 | $866K |
| 2020 | $53K | $86K | $86K | — | — | $762K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Received $51K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$53K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Elizabeth Goodsell (treasurer); Margaret Peach (president); Marion Phillips (director); Cindy Simpson (director); Ryan Perin (director); Shelley Schmidt (vice president); Diane Hutchinson (secretary); Francine Horton (director); Michael Metz (director); Chaela Houston (director); Colin Truman (director); Russell Pratt (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Frank Wills Memorial Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890135775RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.