The Bethany CARE Foundation
Public foundation · Calgary, Alberta · BN 876754102RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,665,927) as filed with the CRA.
The Bethany CARE Foundation is a public foundation based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.4M in revenue and $1.7M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 39% from donations, 33% from other charities. In 2024, 17 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $372K.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 17% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 83% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $1.1M in 2024, the largest being $1.1M to Bethany Care Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The bethany care foundation is a registered charity dedicated exclusively to the acceptance and raising of funds in support of the priorities of bethany care society. The bethany care foundation also manages the endowed funds and other restricted funds held in trust for the society. Bethany care society whihc is also a registered charity provides continuing care shelter and lifestyle services to seniors and persons with disabilities
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4M | $1.7M | — | $387K | $1.1M | $12.2M |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.4M | — | $321K | $872K | $11.2M |
| 2022 | $1.6M | $1.4M | — | $246K | $1M | $11.4M |
| 2021 | $1.6M | $1.8M | — | $284K | $1.3M | $11.2M |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $5.9M | — | $348K | $5.3M | $9.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1.1M to 1 qualified donee:
- Bethany Care Society$1.1M
Received $372K from 17 charities:
- The Calgary Foundation$253K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$41K
- Alberta Retired Teachers Charitable Foundation$25K
- Burgundy Legacy Foundation$10K
- Totem Charitable Foundation$10K
- Canadahelps Canadon$8,507
- Value Partners Charitable Foundation Inc.$5,000
- The Cochrane and District Community Foundation$3,550
- Allard Foundation LTD.$3,000
- Community Foundation of Central Alberta$3,000
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$2,500
- Sam Ousher Switzer Charitable Foundation$2,500
- Community Foundation of Central Alberta$1,600
- The United Church of Canada Foundation$1,500
- Harry and Martha Cohen Foundation$1,000
- Abc Benefits Corporation Foundation$1,000
- United Way of Calgary and Area$88
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$344K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Leanne Demerais (board member chair); Van Dafoe (board member vice chair); Susan Simpson (board member treasurer); Jennifer McCue (board member director); Louise Redmond (board member director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Bethany CARE Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 876754102RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.