The Alberta Knights of Columbus Charitable Foundation
Public foundation · Red Deer, Alberta · BN 119211662RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($301,809) as filed with the CRA.
The Alberta Knights of Columbus Charitable Foundation is a public foundation based in Red Deer, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $729K in revenue and $302K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 24% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $715.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 41% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 123 qualified donees totalling $248K in 2024, the largest being $31K to Covenant Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $392K in 2020 to $729K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 15 names.
In its own words
Provide financial assistance to recognized groups including the needy handicapped and abused. Promote youth programs that foster leadership and academic achievement. Support educational institutions including vocations to the priesthood. Further the cause of catholic religion and education.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $729K | $302K | — | — | $248K | $3.5M |
| 2023 | $526K | $225K | — | — | $177K | $3M |
| 2022 | -$45K | $443K | — | $9,259 | $380K | $2.7M |
| 2021 | $385K | $242K | — | $1,268 | $141K | $3.2M |
| 2020 | $392K | $251K | — | $1,289 | $193K | $3.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $248K to 123 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Covenant Foundation$31K
- ST Joseph's Parish$19K
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church$14K
- Calgary Shaw Charity Classic Foundation$9,510
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church$8,928
- Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Parish$7,647
- The Catholic Parish of Corpus Christi$6,750
- RC Diocese of Calgary$5,785
- St. Mary's University$5,250
- Father Lacombe Care Foundation$5,250
- Catholic Social Services$4,050
- Calgary Pro-Life Association$3,952
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$3,750
- Kids Cancer CARE Foundation of Alberta$3,500
- Central Alberta Pregnancy CARE Centre Society$3,450
- ST Joseph's College$3,365
- Camp Cadicasu Association of Calgary$3,250
- Edmonton Catholic Schools Foundation$3,200
- Veterans Association Food Bank$3,043
- The Catholic Parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help$3,000
- Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms$3,000
- Westman Dreams for Kids Foundation Inc.$2,800
- Hope Mission$2,764
- ST. Cecilia's Church$2,700
- RC Diocese of Calgary$2,500
Received $715 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Miles Berry (director); Ron Bichel (treasurer); Mike Daly (director); Glen Murphy (vice president); Jeff Neumann (director); Charles Russel (director); Ron Schuster (chairman); Bill Smith (secretary); Ken Kluchky (director); Doug Weinkauf (director); Willis Winter (president); Ferdie Mendita (director); Stanley Barlett (director); Gaston Launiere (director); Neil Bouvier (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Alberta Knights of Columbus Charitable Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119211662RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.