Lacombe Victim Services Association
Publicly funded institution · Lacombe, Alberta · BN 891461162RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($70,652) as filed with the CRA.
Lacombe Victim Services Association is a charitable organization based in Lacombe, Alberta, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $54K in revenue and $71K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 24% from donations, 70% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $90.
Compared with 163 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 53% of peers.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $14K in 2024, the largest being $4,620 to Big Brothers & Big Sisters Association of Lacombe and District. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $121K in 2020 to $54K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Provide referrals information and support to victims of crime and tragedy within the City of Lacombe. -Volunteer advocates are utilized for the delivery of the service. -Volunteers are coordinated by an employee who reports to the Board of Directors.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $54K | $71K | $45K | — | $18K | $150K |
| 2023 | $113K | $116K | $102K | $2,354 | $0 | $204K |
| 2022 | $120K | $116K | $104K | $0 | $0 | $207K |
| 2021 | $99K | $107K | $96K | — | $0 | $203K |
| 2020 | $121K | $103K | $91K | — | — | $211K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $14K to 3 qualified donees:
- Big Brothers & Big Sisters Association of Lacombe and District$4,620
- McMan Youth Family & Community Services Association$4,500
- The Broom Tree Foundation LTD.$4,500
Received $90 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$26K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Barry Brouwer (president); Lisa Suarez (treasurer); Judy Lucht (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Lacombe Victim Services Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891461162RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.