Medicine Hat News Santa Claus Fund Society
Charitable organization · Medicine Hat, Alberta · BN 107687923RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($248,388) as filed with the CRA.
Medicine Hat News Santa Claus Fund Society is a charitable organization based in Medicine Hat, Alberta, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $219K in revenue and $248K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 60% from donations, 7% from other charities. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $36K.
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 15% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Providing toys gifts food vouchers and financial assistance to those less fortunate- particularly during the christmas season
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $219K | $248K | $150K | $12K | — | $374K |
| 2023 | $222K | $262K | $162K | $15K | — | $403K |
| 2022 | $246K | $231K | $126K | $13K | — | $444K |
| 2021 | $262K | $244K | $160K | $5,834 | — | $170K |
| 2020 | $235K | $200K | $101K | $28K | — | $410K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $36K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$50K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Amber Beierbach (president); Theresa Hardiker (past president); Destinee-Lee Mattson (secretary); Jason Hertz (director); Kerri Sandford (director); Cassandra Donnelly (director); Ryan Dahlman (director); Megan Orenstein (director); Matt Toews (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Medicine Hat News Santa Claus Fund Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107687923RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.