G R I T (getting Ready for Inclusion Today) Calgary Society
Publicly funded institution · Calgary, Alberta · BN 899795652RR0001 · Supportive Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,965,975) as filed with the CRA.
G R I T (getting Ready for Inclusion Today) Calgary Society is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under supportive health care. 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 August 31, 2024, it reported $3M in revenue and $3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $13K.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
G.r.I.t. Works with children 2.8 to 6 years of age with multicomplex special needs that provides individualized early intervention programming to meet the needs of the child and family. The goal is for every child to have the opportunity to be included in an inclusive learning environment.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3M | $3M | — | — | — | $787K |
| 2023 | $2.9M | $2.9M | — | $27K | — | $688K |
| 2022 | $2.8M | $2.6M | $2.4M | $705 | — | $746K |
| 2021 | $3.1M | $2.7M | $2.7M | $16K | — | $549K |
| 2020 | $2.9M | $2.9M | $2.7M | $16K | — | $154K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $13K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$2.6M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Carolyn Olson (treasurer); Michael Barrett (president); Michele Monteith (vice president); Lana Barrett (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from G R I T (getting Ready for Inclusion Today) Calgary Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 899795652RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.