Metis Calgary Family Services Society
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 896957255RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($4,479,218) as filed with the CRA.
Metis Calgary Family Services Society is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $4.8M in revenue and $4.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 44% from government, 21% from other charities. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,443.
Compared with 299 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 75% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 54 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
In home support: early childhood development program; aboriginal student program; calgary afterschool program; little dancing buffalo program; native network program; indian residential school survivor program; home owners assist program; parent link centre; rainbow lodge program; parent link centre; rainbow lodge program; and the little sundance childcare program. Metis calgary family services society develops comprehensive integrated and culturally sensitive programs that promote the health and social development of aboriginal families.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.8M | $4.5M | $4.1M | — | — | $6.9M |
| 2023 | $4.9M | $4.7M | $4.3M | — | — | $6.6M |
| 2022 | $5.8M | $5.1M | $4.7M | — | — | $6.4M |
| 2021 | $5.4M | $4.7M | $4.4M | — | — | $5.7M |
| 2020 | $5.8M | $4.5M | $4.2M | — | — | $5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $6,443 from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions54
- Total compensation, all staff$2.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mark Laycock (ceo secretary/treasurer); Lori Anne Houle (executive director); John Phillips (vice); Donald Zboya (chair); Les Jerome (member); Joseph Pimlott (member); Clay Pelletier (member); Zoe Laycock (member); Thelma Houle (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Metis Calgary Family Services Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 896957255RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.