Pincher Creek Women's Emergency Shelter Association
Publicly funded institution · Pincher Creek, Alberta · BN 139999437RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($925,379) as filed with the CRA.
Pincher Creek Women's Emergency Shelter Association is a charitable organization based in Pincher Creek, Alberta, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. 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 $1.1M in revenue and $925K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 93% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $7,644.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 10% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 14 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Provide 24 hour staffed emergency housing for women and children fleeing abusive situations. Food and basic necessities provided at no cost. In house workshops referrals crisis counselors child support workers outreach workers. Provide 24 hour toll free crisis line run a women's support group provide awareness raising activities. Healing circle facilitated by blackfoot elders who draw on cultural teachings. Increased number of staff in outreach program providing supports to families in the community (home visitation).
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $925K | $678K | — | — | $559K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $992K | $760K | — | — | $434K |
| 2022 | $1M | $1M | $802K | — | — | $284K |
| 2021 | $1M | $1.1M | $854K | — | — | $262K |
| 2020 | $998K | $1M | $792K | — | — | $269K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $7,644 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions14
- Total compensation, all staff$701K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Nicole Buret (president); Elizabeth Dolman (past-president); Bonita Bourlon (secretary); Stephanie Collins (director); Maritza Stinson (director); Joe Brown (ad hoc advisor); Clara Yagos (ad hoc advisor); Lori Van Ee (executive director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Pincher Creek Women's Emergency Shelter Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 139999437RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.