Synergy Youth and Community Development Society
Publicly funded institution · Chestermere, Alberta · BN 842339988RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($502,296) as filed with the CRA.
Synergy Youth and Community Development Society is a charitable organization based in Chestermere, 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 $605K in revenue and $502K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 81% from government, 14% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,140.
Compared with 1,890 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 83% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
We educate youth and the community on leadership wellness and life-skills development. We offer daily weekly and monthly educational programs using evidence based curricula. We connect youth families and organizations to community resources and supports. We offer workshops to educate the public on topics such as youth problems employment-related skills and community development. We operate a youth centre to facilitate youth programming and increase resiliency and supports. We provide a multi-use facility for the community to use as safe and accessible operating space. All Synergy programs …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $605K | $502K | $480K | $6,870 | — | $254K |
| 2023 | $405K | $464K | $440K | $6,995 | — | $199K |
| 2022 | $446K | $440K | $450K | $2,985 | — | $257K |
| 2021 | $405K | $388K | $378K | $2,030 | $500 | $134K |
| 2020 | $433K | $394K | $378K | $2,389 | $690 | $117K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,140 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$280K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Deborah Hitchcock (treasurer); Radoslav Visotski (director); Sheryce Hains (director); Matt Sywenky (chair); Lori Persaud (director); Grace Mckenna (secretary); Neena Obhrai (director); Andrew Persaud (vice chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Synergy Youth and Community Development Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 842339988RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.