Rights and Freedoms Advocate
Charitable organization · Airdrie, Alberta · BN 794243535RR0001 · Upholding Human Rights
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($451,093) as filed with the CRA.
Rights and Freedoms Advocate is a charitable organization based in Airdrie, Alberta, classified by the CRA under upholding human rights. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $340K in revenue and $451K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 41% from donations, 59% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $50K.
Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $12K in 2020 to $340K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The charity is devoted to defending the rights and freedoms of all canadians including the right to freedom of religion and freedom of expression by representing individuals and groups in defending them against government.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $340K | $451K | $310K | — | — | $268K |
| 2023 | $371K | $271K | $136K | — | — | $380K |
| 2022 | $231K | $399K | $324K | — | — | $281K |
| 2021 | $557K | $121K | $107K | — | — | $448K |
| 2020 | $12K | $40 | — | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $50K from 1 charity:
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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$133K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Perry Holden (board chair); Randy Crosson (executive director); David Cavilla (director); Duane Konynenbelt (director); Alan Warnock (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Rights and Freedoms Advocate’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 794243535RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.