Lions of Alberta Foundation
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 886885193RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($330,392) as filed with the CRA.
Lions of Alberta Foundation is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $260K in revenue and $330K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 35% from donations, 53% from other charities.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 66% of peers.
It reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $108K in 2024, the largest being $55K to Jasper Place Wellness Centre. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $121K in 2020 to $260K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Sight/vision health and reseach; emergency disaster relief; diabetes health and research; support for youth' scholarship funding and support for the elderly.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $260K | $330K | $81K | $16K | $232K | $229K |
| 2023 | $212K | $106K | $103K | — | — | $225K |
| 2022 | $136K | $115K | — | — | $112K | $500K |
| 2021 | $88K | $147K | — | — | $143K | $480K |
| 2020 | $121K | $107K | — | — | $103K | $539K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $108K to 7 qualified donees:
- Jasper Place Wellness Centre$55K
- The Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation$21K
- Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service$10K
- Alberta Diabetes Foundation$10K
- Alberta Health Services$5,000
- Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation$5,000
- Quest Life Skills Incorporated$2,500
Received $0 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Betty Ann Robson (chair); Carey Hamelin (vice-chair); Francis Sawiak (secretary); Melodie Franko (treasurer); Michael Hennig (director); Murray Ostrander (director); Jos-Phillipe Dube (director); Glenn Mackenzie (director); Katherine Mackenzie (director); Bruce Paterson (director); Edward (ted) Mikkelson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Lions of Alberta Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 886885193RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.