Saskatchewan Alternative Initiatives Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Saskatoon, Saskatchewan · BN 887267060RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($10,785,269) as filed with the CRA.
Saskatchewan Alternative Initiatives Inc. is a charitable organization based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 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 $10.6M in revenue and $10.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $72.
Compared with 427 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 15% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 144 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $6.8M in 2020 to $10.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Saskatchewan alternative initiative (sai) offers daytime supports (vocational recreational and/or volunteer) home supports and semi- independent living programs. We provide choices and opportunities for people with intellecual disabilities. Everyone in our community shares the privilege of living a life of dignity and respect as a participating citizen which is why we partner with those we support to design personalized lifestyle options suited to the individual's values needs dreams and desires.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10.6M | $10.8M | $9.1M | — | — | $829K |
| 2023 | $9.6M | $9.6M | $8.1M | — | — | $1M |
| 2022 | $8.8M | $8.4M | $7.3M | — | — | $1M |
| 2021 | $7.3M | $7.2M | $6.2M | — | — | $693K |
| 2020 | $6.8M | $7M | $6.1M | — | — | $528K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $72 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9995 positions
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions144
- Total compensation, all staff$9.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sylvia Regnier (member at large); Barry Halliday (board chair); Arielle Gorlick (vice chair); Shelley Stevens (member at large); Robert Regnier (member at large); Donna Hume (secretary); Maureen O'Hara Jolly (member at large); Joshua Ansell (treasurer); Margaret Kress (member at large); Shauna Dollansky (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Saskatchewan Alternative Initiatives Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 887267060RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.