Miskanawah Community Services Association
Publicly funded institution · Calgary, Alberta · BN 841559610RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($8,546,895) as filed with the CRA.
Miskanawah Community Services Association is a charitable organization based in Calgary, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $8.8M in revenue and $8.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 74% from government, 21% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $865K.
Compared with 829 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 95% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 56 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Guided by Indigenous teachings provides evidence-informed supportive services to all people in Calgary area to strengthen their circles of self family community culture. Nipisis (Cree for young willow) – specialized foster care for Indigenous youth in a variety of family- based homes. Oskipmatsahk (Cree for process of becoming an adult) – mentoring for youth discharged from the Nipisis program to increase self-esteem social skills and living skills. Regional After-Hours Youth Support (RAYS) - after-hours crisis line working with Children’s Services. Nitsanak Mamawintowak (Cree for fam…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8.8M | $8.5M | $8.5M | — | — | $654K |
| 2023 | $7.6M | $7.4M | $7.3M | — | — | $411K |
| 2022 | $8.5M | $8.4M | $8.4M | — | — | $356K |
| 2021 | $7.8M | $7.9M | $7.9M | — | — | $276K |
| 2020 | $7.7M | $7.9M | $7.8M | — | — | $306K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $865K from 10 charities:
- United Way of Calgary and Area$498K
- United Way of Calgary and Area$250K
- The Calgary Foundation$28K
- Bearspaw Benevolent Foundation$25K
- Canadahelps Canadon$23K
- Canadahelps Canadon$23K
- Silver Gummy$15K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$2,564
- The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division$834
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$120
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9996 positions
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions56
- Total compensation, all staff$5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Randall (director (wahkotiwin)); Daniel Rochon (director (wahkotiwin)); Alex Montiel (secretary); Jay Gerritsen (director); Robert Grier (co-chair); Lana Garcelon (co-chair); Robert Hamilton (director); Jennifer Findlay (director (wahkotiwin)); William Dickson (director (wahkotiwin)); Kirby Redwood (ceo); Katelyn Lucas (vice-chair); Virginia Baescu (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Miskanawah Community Services Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 841559610RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.