Green Acres Foundation
Charitable organization · Lethbridge, Alberta · BN 132962861RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($29,164,640) as filed with the CRA.
Green Acres Foundation is a charitable organization based in Lethbridge, Alberta, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $35.1M in revenue and $29.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 43% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $12K.
Compared with 147 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 94% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 96% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 153 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Green acres foundation operates facilities for senior citizens providing affordable housing and supportive living environments. Services at our facilities include meals housekeeping and/or life enriching activities. We supply transportations for our residents to attend outings and activities. We also fund purchases to support the recreational social emotional and physical well-being of our residents.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $35.1M | $29.2M | $28.9M | $32K | — | $60M |
| 2023 | $30.7M | — | $26.1M | $27K | — | $54M |
| 2022 | $27.4M | $25.5M | $25.3M | $31K | — | $50M |
| 2021 | $27.5M | $25M | $24.7M | — | — | $48.2M |
| 2020 | $28.8M | $24.2M | $24.1M | — | — | $45.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $12K from 3 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
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9996 positions
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions153
- Total compensation, all staff$18.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jeff Carlson (chair); Donald McDowell (vice-chair); Ron Gorzitza (director); Ryan Parker (director); Heather Caldwell (director); Roger Hohm (director); Cynthia Papworth (director); Lorne Hickey (director); Blaine Hyggen (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Green Acres Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132962861RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.