Saamis Immigration Services Association
Publicly funded institution · Medicine Hat, Alberta · BN 121610133RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,589,046) as filed with the CRA.
Saamis Immigration Services Association is a charitable organization based in Medicine Hat, 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 $2.6M in revenue and $2.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,444.
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 40% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 26 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Sisa assists and serves newcomers to medicine hat alberta to access resources services and opportunities within our community as they address their settlement needs. Settlement services include: receiving and welcoming new arrivals at the airport arranging for temporary shelter search for permanent accommodations obtain necessary documentation forms and assistance in completion of the same introduction and familiarization of local school systems with assistance in school registration busing and after school care. Introduction to adult learners in improving their skills an…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.6M | $2.6M | $2.3M | — | — | $34K |
| 2023 | $2.4M | $2.4M | $2M | — | — | $27K |
| 2022 | $1.9M | $1.9M | $1.6M | — | — | $29K |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $1.8M | $1.5M | — | — | $31K |
| 2020 | $1.8M | $1.8M | $1.7M | — | — | $56K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,444 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,444
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
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions26
- Total compensation, all staff$1.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lena Derie-Gillespie (vice-chair); Nathan Gale (board member); Syed Naqvi (board member); Richard Northcott (chair); Jonathan Tieman (treasurer); Stephen Awudi (board member); Kelly McNeely (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Saamis Immigration Services Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 121610133RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.