Society of Emissaries of Divine Light of Alberta
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 869118661RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2022-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($20,252) as filed with the CRA.
Society of Emissaries of Divine Light of Alberta is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, it reported $341 in revenue and $20K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 14,968 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 79% of peers.
It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $17K in 2022, the largest being $5,000 to The Canadian Red Cross Society. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $1,714 in 2020 to $341 in 2022.
In its own words
To provide educational programs in spiritual and temporal fields.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2022
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $341 | $20K | $3,252 | — | $17K | $3,049 |
| 2021 | $785 | $163K | $662 | — | $155K | $23K |
| 2020 | $1,714 | $146K | $2,472 | — | $135K | $185K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Granted $17K to 4 qualified donees:
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$5,000
- Emissaries of Divine Light$5,000
- Canadian Unicef Committee$5,000
- Banbury Crossroads School Society$2,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Society of Emissaries of Divine Light of Alberta’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 869118661RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.