Sage Seniors Association
Publicly funded institution · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 119154839RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,747,224) as filed with the CRA.
Sage Seniors Association is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $3.8M in revenue and $3.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 66% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $184K.
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 19% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 26 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Sage seniors association is a senior -serving organizations dedicated to enhancing the lives of older adults throughout the greater edmonton area. We offer a broad range of programs services and supports designated to meet the diverse needs of seniors in our community. Our programming includes life enrichment activities short and long term social work services a seniors’ safe house outreach to isolated seniors including immigrant and refugee seniors. We also support senior-led initiatives that empower older adults to take active roles in shaping their communities. Another key program I…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.8M | $3.7M | $3M | $37K | — | $646K |
| 2023 | $3.3M | $3.2M | $2.6M | $33K | — | $573K |
| 2022 | $2.5M | $2.7M | $1.9M | $40K | — | $446K |
| 2021 | $2.7M | $2.9M | $2.1M | $24K | — | $750K |
| 2020 | $4.1M | $3.8M | $3.1M | $6,016 | — | $865K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $184K from 12 charities:
- The Edmonton Community Foundation Priv Act$50K
- Max Bell Foundation$47K
- The Stollery Charitable Foundation$25K
- Canadahelps Canadon$23K
- Canadahelps Canadon$23K
- Edmonton Realtors' Charitable Foundation$9,750
- Women's Shelters Canada$5,000
- Alberta Blue Cross Hearts of Blue$1,103
- United Way of the Alberta Capital Region$862
- Hosanna Lutheran Church at Luther Place$250
- Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation$200
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$49
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
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions26
- Total compensation, all staff$2.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Diana Elniski (member at large); Kathleen Thurber (past president); Danielle Perreault (member at large); Michael Solowan (president); Cathy Giblin (member at large); Marisa Redmond (member at large); Edwin Ryan (member at large); Paul Taylor (member at large); Anne Smith (treasurer/secretay); Arielle Whitman (president elect); Joanne Cave (member at large); Fayaz Rjabali (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Sage Seniors Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119154839RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.