Friends of the Provincial Archives of Alberta Society
Publicly funded institution · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 138641840RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($330,609) as filed with the CRA.
Friends of the Provincial Archives of Alberta Society is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $511K in revenue and $331K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 29% from donations, 63% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $9.
Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $287K in 2020 to $511K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Support initiatives of the provincial archives of alberta to acquire preserve and make its historical records collections accessible to the public. Develop education resources/finding aids sponsor lectures/presentations to promote public awareness of the archieves and donating records. Provide photo reproductions services and archives retail services coordination
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $511K | $331K | — | — | — | $492K |
| 2023 | $243K | $319K | $319K | — | — | $312K |
| 2022 | $526K | $489K | $3,282 | — | — | $482K |
| 2021 | $512K | $356K | $344K | $884 | — | $351K |
| 2020 | $287K | $295K | $282K | $3,618 | — | $194K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $9 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
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$318K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Karen Hesson (treasurer); Linda Borys (president); Judy Kovacs (director at large); Madalyn Mandziuk (vice-president); Margaret Shane (secretary); Kelley Abercrombie (director at large); Tim Marriot (director at large); Catherine Whalley (director at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Friends of the Provincial Archives of Alberta Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 138641840RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.