The Calgary Bridge Foundation for Youth
Publicly funded institution · Calgary, Alberta · BN 893743971RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($6,977,719) as filed with the CRA.
The Calgary Bridge Foundation for Youth is a charitable organization based in Calgary, 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 $6.9M in revenue and $7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 88% from government, 7% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $593K.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 59% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 94 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $1,500 in 2024, the largest being $1,000 to The Immigrant Education Society.
In its own words
The Calgary Bridge Foundation for Youth (CBFY) is a youth-centered and family-focused non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the well-being of newcomer children youth and families. CBFY fosters a welcoming and inclusive environment for newcomers by equipping them with the appropriate skills information knowledge and experience as they build a life in Canada. Since 1990 CBFY has proudly helped tens of thousands of immigrant and refugee families settle in Calgary. CBFY offers the following programs to assist youth: 1. In-School Settlement Program provides support builds cultural…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6.9M | $7M | $6.4M | — | — | $695K |
| 2023 | $6.6M | $6.5M | $6.4M | — | — | $792K |
| 2022 | $6.5M | $6.7M | $6.4M | — | — | $705K |
| 2021 | $5.6M | $5.6M | $5.4M | — | — | $896K |
| 2020 | $5.5M | $5.5M | $5.3M | $8,130 | — | $956K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,500 to 2 qualified donees:
- The Immigrant Education Society$1,000
- Calgary Immigrant Women's Association$500
Received $593K from 10 charities:
- United Way of Calgary and Area$300K
- United Way of Calgary and Area$145K
- The Calgary Foundation$85K
- RBC Foundation$50K
- Geremia Charitable Trust Fund$10K
- The Ark Foundation$1,725
- Canadahelps Canadon$630
- The Edmonton Community Foundation Priv Act$500
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$268
- Faith Food Bank Society—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions94
- Total compensation, all staff$5.9M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Calgary Bridge Foundation for Youth’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 893743971RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.