ST John Council for Alberta
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 887254035RR0001 · Core Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($8,706,210) as filed with the CRA.
ST John Council for Alberta is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under core health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $7.6M in revenue and $8.7M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $16K.
Compared with 453 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 41% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 97% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $160,000–199,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 41 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
St. John Ambulance's mission is to enable Canadians to improve their health safety and quality of life by providing training and community service through two main activities. 1) Community services volunteers provide first aid services at various public events throughout Alberta communities. 2) Provide First Aid CPR and other safety training to the public other organizations and charities. Ongoing programs include: 'We Can Help' training to grade 3 students on how to help in an emergency situation. 'Therapy Pet' program offers seniors & students the opportunity to interact with pets. 'C…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7.6M | $8.7M | $6.5M | $725 | $0 | $2.1M |
| 2023 | $7.7M | $9M | $7.6M | $485 | $0 | $3.1M |
| 2022 | $7.9M | $7.2M | $5M | $611 | $0 | $4.5M |
| 2021 | $8M | $7.9M | $5.6M | $7,316 | $0 | $5.4M |
| 2020 | $6.8M | $7.8M | $5.8M | $3,885 | $0 | $5.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $16K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions41
- Total compensation, all staff$3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Travis Lanoway (board chair); Jay Noden (vice-chair); Louise Chauvet (chair audit & finance); Brent Johnson (board member); John McDougall (past board chair); Mark Saxton (board member); Chris Salmon (chair nominating committee); David Williams (board member); Beverly Lafortune (president & ceo).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from ST John Council for Alberta’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 887254035RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.