Roots of Change Foundation
Charitable organization · ST Albert, Alberta · BN 813205077RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($191,479) as filed with the CRA.
Roots of Change Foundation is a charitable organization based in ST Albert, Alberta, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $273K in revenue and $191K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 82% from donations, 17% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $47K.
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 60% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 82% of that peer group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $140K in 2020 to $273K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Programs carried out through fundacco our agent organization in nicaragua: relief of poverty- providing food clothing and shelter to persons in need advancement of education- purchasing school supplies and equipment awarding scholarships promotion of health promoting physical fitness for children operating medical clinics for persons in need.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $273K | $191K | $175K | $2,377 | — | $136K |
| 2023 | $203K | $193K | $181K | $1,181 | — | $54K |
| 2022 | $143K | $157K | $143K | $3,484 | — | $44K |
| 2021 | $139K | $156K | $144K | $355 | $3,866 | $58K |
| 2020 | $140K | $134K | $123K | — | — | $74K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $47K from 8 charities:
- The Edmonton Community Foundation Priv Act$16K
- Canadahelps Canadon$11K
- BenefAction Foundation$10K
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$4,965
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$2,475
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$985
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$972
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$55
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2023)
David Frechette (president); Lucille Damer (secretary); Melvin Kammerer (treasurer); Jocelyne Durocher (director); Lloyd Arcand (director); Ken Handford (director); Angie Spiller (director); Charla Leblanc (director); John Schile (director); Rod Valdes (vice president); Danielle Nobert-Halvorsen (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Roots of Change Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 813205077RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.