Seniors on The Bow of Cochrane and Area Society
Charitable organization · Cochrane, Alberta · BN 813744133RR0001 · Relief of the Aged
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($164,300) as filed with the CRA.
Seniors on The Bow of Cochrane and Area Society is a charitable organization based in Cochrane, Alberta, classified by the CRA under relief of the aged. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $138K in revenue and $164K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 13% from donations, 18% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,692.
Compared with 85 seniors' charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 9% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $1,636 in 2024, the largest being $1,636 to Cochrane Food Bank Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $39K in 2020 to $138K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
To combat isolation of seniors: monthly hot lunch program for up to 100 seniors; weekly movie presentations; fitness programs designed for seniors ie. Yoga zumba qigong speaker series
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $138K | $164K | $40K | $1,338 | $12K | $176K |
| 2023 | $131K | $100K | $32K | $1,586 | $1,000 | $191K |
| 2022 | $121K | $101K | $41K | $275 | — | $177K |
| 2021 | $42K | $32K | $1,536 | $363 | — | $117K |
| 2020 | $39K | $28K | $4,544 | $981 | — | $91K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,636 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $1,692 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$61K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Pearl Walisser (chairperson); Marion Campbell (secretary); Sharon Clayton (treasurer); Janith Chipiuk (director); Debbie Heinz (director); Mila Prout (director); Joan Holmes (director); Sylvia Chambers (director); Martin Christenson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Seniors on The Bow of Cochrane and Area Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 813744133RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.