The Christmas Bureau of Edmonton
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 119222925RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-02-28. Split of total expenditures ($2,320,815) as filed with the CRA.
The Christmas Bureau of Edmonton is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending February 28, 2024, it reported $2M in revenue and $2.3M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from donations. In 2024, 30 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $325K.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 12% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
Non-denominational an accessible to all edmontonians in need the christmas bureau of edmonton raises funds to provide a festive meal to edmonton families seniors and individuals. Approximately 45% of the clients served are children and teens under the age of 18 years. The bureau also raises funds for the christmas bureau of edmonton adopt-a-teen program which provides teens aged 13 to 17 years of age a christmas gift card. The bureau is incorporated under the societies act of alberta and is a registered charity under the income taxact and therefore is exempt from paying tax.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2M | $2.3M | $1.5M | $364K | — | $1.8M |
| 2023 | $2.3M | $3M | $2.1M | $385K | — | $2.2M |
| 2022 | $2.2M | $2M | $1.2M | $356K | — | $2.9M |
| 2021 | $2.3M | $2M | $1.1M | $506K | — | $2.7M |
| 2020 | $2.4M | $2.2M | $1.1M | $634K | — | $2.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $325K from 30 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$82K
- Canadahelps Canadon$82K
- The Edmonton Community Foundation Priv Act$46K
- Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation$43K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$14K
- Raymond James Canada Foundation$7,500
- United Way of the Alberta Capital Region$6,300
- Allard Foundation LTD.$5,000
- Cam & Dawn Allard Family Foundation$5,000
- The Tenaquip Foundation$5,000
- ATB Investor Services Foundation$4,800
- Shelley and Guy Scott Family Foundation$4,000
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$3,250
- Shelley and Guy Scott Family Foundation$3,000
- Aqueduct Foundation$2,000
- Canada Gives$2,000
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$1,481
- Trust Under the Will of Kenneth Hnidan$1,034
- Alberta Blue Cross Hearts of Blue$1,022
- ATB Investor Services Foundation$1,000
- BenefAction Foundation$1,000
- The Masonic Foundation of Alberta$1,000
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$600
- Wolfe Pack Warriors Foundation$500
- The United Church of Canada Foundation$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$691K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Angel Benedict (director); Susan Der (director); Lucille Gans (director); David Kovacs (vice-chair); Tanner Kovacs (director); Rosa Laclare (director); Barbara McKenzie (chair governance); Heather Murk (treasurer); Peter Ratcliff (past chair); Susan Sarrasin (director); Adam Zawadiuk (executive director); Tracey Chandler (director); Don Charnaw (director); Krista Mulberry (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Christmas Bureau of Edmonton’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119222925RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.