The Calgary Ostomy Society
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 119218071RR0001 · Core Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($9,182) as filed with the CRA.
The Calgary Ostomy Society is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under core health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $9,331 in revenue and $9,182 in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 8% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,213.
Compared with 1,620 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 98% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 83% of that peer group.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $5,025 in 2024, the largest being $5,025 to Ostomy Canada Society Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
OSTOMY CANADA VISITOR PROGRAM PROVIDES PERSONAL SUPPORT TO NEW OSTOMY PATIENTS. OSTOMY & J-POUCH SUPPORT GROUP PROVIDES PEER SUPPORT AND EDUCATION. EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS IN COLLABIRATION WITH MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. SOCIAL ACTIVITIES OFFER COMMUNITY NETWORKING AND SUPPORT. YOUNG ADULTS PROGRAM OUTREACH TO OSTOMY AND RELATED BOWEL AND BLADDER DIVERSIONARY SURGERY PATIENTS AGED 18 TO 40. ANNUAL SPONSORSHIP OF OSTOMY CANADA YOUTH CAMP. ANNUAL AUCTION HELD IN SUPPORT OF OSTOMY YOUTH CAMP. ANNUAL AWARENESS WALK IN SUPPORT OF OSTOMY CANADA SOCIETY. Osto-Meet: a social club for people of all ages livi…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9,331 | $9,182 | $8,040 | $842 | $5,025 | $37K |
| 2023 | $6,869 | $17K | $9,586 | — | $6,280 | $36K |
| 2022 | $14K | $14K | $7,288 | — | $500 | $40K |
| 2021 | $6,536 | $8,806 | — | — | $1,000 | $39K |
| 2020 | $9,789 | $7,555 | — | — | — | $42K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $5,025 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $2,213 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Patricia Cimmeck (president); Deanna Desramaux (vice president); Tiffany Shorson (marketing treasurer); Kaylee Janse (ostomy visitor coordinator); Priscilla Squibb (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Calgary Ostomy Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119218071RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.