Pro Bono Law Alberta Society
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 851669796RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($950,741) as filed with the CRA.
Pro Bono Law Alberta Society is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $867K in revenue and $951K in expenditures.
In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $16K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 14% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
Pro bono law alberta society (pbla) is a charitable organization that engages the legal community to increase access to pro bono legal services for albertans in need through community-based programs court-based programs and community outreach to develop pro bono programs in the legal sector.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $867K | $951K | $550K | $29K | — | $380K |
| 2023 | $726K | $650K | $443K | — | — | $464K |
| 2022 | $661K | $647K | $555K | — | — | $388K |
| 2021 | $653K | $580K | $463K | — | — | $375K |
| 2020 | $679K | $638K | $452K | $1,290 | — | $302K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $16K from 3 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
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$565K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Karen Fellowes (president); Ed Ma (vice-president); Steve Nelson (treasurer); Eleanor Carlson (secretary); Kene Ilochonwu (bencher); Brett Anderson (director); Hsiu-Ranyan Chan (director); Judith Hanebury (director); Marija Bicanic (director); Robert Philip (director); Robert Neilson (director); Shay Vanderschaeghe (director); Usman Mahmood (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Pro Bono Law Alberta Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 851669796RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.