Opening Gaits Therapeutic Riding Society of Calgary
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 873508022RR0001 · Complementary or Alternative Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($92,775) as filed with the CRA.
Opening Gaits Therapeutic Riding Society of Calgary is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under complementary or alternative health care. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $76K in revenue and $93K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 81% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $25K.
Compared with 1,620 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 37% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $139K in 2020 to $76K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Providing children and adults with disabilities the opportunity to experience physical social and emotional benefits of riding on and spending time what a horse.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $76K | $93K | $74K | $4,393 | — | $74K |
| 2023 | $183K | $211K | $181K | $10K | — | $74K |
| 2022 | $183K | $183K | $125K | — | — | $102K |
| 2021 | $109K | $88K | $21K | — | — | $101K |
| 2020 | $139K | $135K | $60K | — | — | $88K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $25K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$35K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Katie Kotz (co-chairperson-president); Alex Bucholtz (co-chairperson-president); Monica Santiago (vice president); Mona Kohnert (secretary); David Jones (treasurer); Andy Lethbridge (director); Dennis Whitaker (director); Elwira Kruszelnicka (director); Violet Macburney (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Opening Gaits Therapeutic Riding Society of Calgary’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 873508022RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.