The Cool Aid Society of Grande Prairie
Publicly funded institution · Grande Prairie, Alberta · BN 119228492RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($514,359) as filed with the CRA.
The Cool Aid Society of Grande Prairie is a charitable organization based in Grande Prairie, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $520K in revenue and $514K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 21% from donations, 58% from government, 18% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5,168.
Compared with 1,890 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 $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Cool aid society operates a drop-in centre that offer friendship guidance and support to youth in grades 1 to 12 in the city of grande prairie. Youth participate in the activities that are alternatives to risky behaviours and environments. The programs are based on a philosophy of prevention that promotes healthy and active activities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $520K | $514K | $458K | — | — | $512K |
| 2023 | $433K | $477K | $449K | — | — | $505K |
| 2022 | $343K | $415K | $390K | — | — | $550K |
| 2021 | $310K | $241K | $232K | — | — | $621K |
| 2020 | $362K | $376K | — | — | — | $483K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $5,168 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$292K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dusty Rowland (treasurer); Rilla Peterson (chairperson); Jason Hovdebo (vice-president/chair); Kayla Simms (director); Amanda Werny (secretary); Jen Drummond (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Cool Aid Society of Grande Prairie’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119228492RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.