Gems for Gems Association
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 795047083RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($198,249) as filed with the CRA.
Gems for Gems Association is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $216K in revenue and $198K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 48% from donations. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $56K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 6% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 80% of that peer group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $39K in 2020 to $216K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
1) gems for gems christmas jewelry drive- collecting cleaning and donating gently used jewelry to women in shelters at christmas 2) thrive series- survivors empowerment series of presentations covering self defense financial literacy coping mechanisms and inspirtion. 3) gems for gems scholarship program- launched in 2018 gems for gems has partnered with colleges and other educational institutions to provide scholarships attainable in under 12 months which are awarded to candidates from these shelters. 4)hope's cradle- hope's cradle is a collaborative initative to support mothers in ne…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $216K | $198K | $54K | $107K | — | $65K |
| 2023 | $122K | $146K | $104K | — | — | $57K |
| 2022 | $113K | $70K | $11K | — | — | $52K |
| 2021 | $28K | $28K | $8,820 | — | — | $36K |
| 2020 | $39K | $106K | $62K | — | — | $42K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $56K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$29K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jordan Traynor (president and founder); David Sweet (chariman of the board); Christine Gray (director); Shauna Mason (secretary); Ian Anderson (vice chair); Amy Coburn (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Gems for Gems Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 795047083RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.