Helping Hands Society of Cochrane & Area
Charitable organization · Cochrane, Alberta · BN 816893564RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($349,163) as filed with the CRA.
Helping Hands Society of Cochrane & Area is a charitable organization based in Cochrane, Alberta, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $348K in revenue and $349K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 15% from donations, 43% from government, 12% from other charities. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $96K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 48% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $191K in 2020 to $348K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
We address specific needs presented by social agencies and individual residents by recruiting and providing volunteers to assist the vulnerable citizens that are needing help. We also work to help inform residents that there are opportunities available for them to help locally. The Services offered are: *Caring Neighbours Program - assistance with moves post-surgery help cleaning visitation respite childcare etc. *Snow Helper Program - snow removal for vulnerable residents low income ill injured and elderly *Volunteer Driver Program - rides for medical and essential appointment…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $348K | $349K | $305K | $3,940 | — | $161K |
| 2023 | $334K | $307K | $269K | $77K | — | $163K |
| 2022 | $226K | $261K | $210K | $1,175 | $0 | $136K |
| 2021 | $206K | $173K | $130K | $287 | — | $171K |
| 2020 | $191K | $128K | $96K | $19 | — | $137K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $96K from 9 charities:
- Blue Sea Philanthropy Inc.$55K
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$12K
- Totem Charitable Foundation$10K
- Youth and Philanthropy Initiative Canada/Initiative Canada Jeunesse et Philanthropie$5,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$4,886
- Canadahelps Canadon$4,016
- The Cochrane and District Community Foundation$3,200
- The Calgary Foundation$1,541
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$709
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$237K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ann Beatty (director); Laurie Hauck (treasurer); Sheila Beaudry (director); Adam Braun (secretary); Lynda Cooke (chair); Graham Torrie (vice chair); Allison Graham (director); Kaitlin Chamberlain (director); Kendra Watt (director); Renita Barlett (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Helping Hands Society of Cochrane & Area’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 816893564RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.