Grande Spirit Foundation
Charitable organization · Grande Prairie, Alberta · BN 102169158RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($19,547,698) as filed with the CRA.
Grande Spirit Foundation is a charitable organization based in Grande Prairie, Alberta, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $20.9M in revenue and $19.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 38% from government. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $457K.
Compared with 147 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 29% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 114 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Representing 11 municipalities the grande spirit foundation provides affordable housing quality care and dignity to seniors and families in the grande prairie region. We are an non-profit organization operating 5 seniors lodges 15 apartment complexes as well as a family housing portfolio that helps more than 500 low income families and special needs individuals.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $20.9M | $19.5M | $16.1M | — | — | $7.6M |
| 2023 | $16.9M | $18.1M | $15.8M | — | — | $5.5M |
| 2022 | $16.2M | $17M | $15.4M | — | — | $6.8M |
| 2021 | $16.2M | $16.3M | $15.2M | — | — | $7.4M |
| 2020 | $16.1M | $15.6M | $14.7M | — | — | $6.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $457K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9993 positions
- $80,000–119,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions114
- Total compensation, all staff$10.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Judy Kokotilo-Bekkerus (board chair); Alvin Hubert (vice chair); Karen Rosvold (member); Chris Thiessen (member); Tom Burton (member); Tanya Skinner (member); Jonathan Siggelkow (member); Joanne Chelick (member); Denise Skoworodko (member); Tony Van Rootselaar (member); Albert Poetker (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Grande Spirit Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 102169158RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.