Operation Amigo Building Society
Charitable organization · Sylvan Lake, Alberta · BN 892470964RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($25,417) as filed with the CRA.
Operation Amigo Building Society is a charitable organization based in Sylvan Lake, Alberta, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, it reported $20K in revenue and $25K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $5,000.
Compared with 2,855 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 30% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $98K in 2020 to $20K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Assisting in the maintenance of schools and orphanages in mexico. Continue to give financial support for the work of the schools and orphanages for wages maintenance on buildings. Provisions such as food and clothing for the orphanges residents. The assets were constructed in a joint venture with operation des mexico libre of cd-juare-chilhuatrus mexico reg#1070815613. This organization is looking after the schools and orphanges.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $20K | $25K | $21K | — | — | $56K |
| 2023 | $21K | $26K | $21K | — | — | $61K |
| 2022 | $41K | $26K | $22K | — | — | $66K |
| 2021 | $44K | $27K | $24K | — | — | $52K |
| 2020 | $98K | $62K | $61K | — | — | $35K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $5,000 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dennis Schmidt (chairman); Pat Schmidt (vice chair); Ronald Smyth (secretary/treasurer); Ronald Wedlund (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Operation Amigo Building Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892470964RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.