The Archaeological Society of Alberta
Publicly funded institution · Calgary, Alberta · BN 132781212RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($218,683) as filed with the CRA.
The Archaeological Society of Alberta is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 $363K in revenue and $219K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 63% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $25.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $5,000 in 2024, the largest being $5,000 to Bodo Archaeological Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $19K in 2020 to $363K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
1) advance education by publishing books articles and other educational materials on archaeological methods theory developments and discoveries. 2) advance education by providing grants to students educators and professionals for research and related work on archaeological sites. 3) advance education by providing scholarships to students to be used for post-secondary and post-graduate education in archaeology. 4) protect and preserve archaeological sites. 5) undertake activities to attain the above charitable purposes. 6) annual agm/conference - april 19-20 2024 drumheller ab
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $363K | $219K | $208K | — | — | $337K |
| 2023 | $266K | $93K | $29K | — | — | $207K |
| 2022 | $42K | $23K | $23K | — | $150 | $44K |
| 2021 | $36K | $18K | $18K | — | — | $54K |
| 2020 | $19K | $16K | $15K | — | — | $37K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $5,000 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $25 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Joanne Braaten (executive treasurer); Christina Poletto (executive secretary); Brent Murphy (director); Shawn Bubel (director - editor); Kevin McGeough (director - editor); Amandah Vanmerlin (director); Rachel Lindmann (director); Colleen Hughes (provincial coordinator); Wendy Unfreed (director); Wendy-Ellen Nittel (president elect); Douglas Shaw (director); Leila Grobel (director); Taydem Larocque (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Archaeological Society of Alberta’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132781212RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.