The Duck Inn Society
Publicly funded institution · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 119230464RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($732,744) as filed with the CRA.
The Duck Inn Society is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 $758K in revenue and $733K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2022, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $40K.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 93% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 19 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $449K in 2020 to $758K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Operated daycare and out of school care programs for children up to 12 years old. Open from 6:30 am to 6:00 pm on weekdays including non-school days and holidays.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $758K | $733K | $733K | — | — | $458K |
| 2023 | $663K | $614K | $610K | — | — | $433K |
| 2022 | $537K | $518K | $518K | — | — | $383K |
| 2021 | $405K | $413K | $413K | — | — | $355K |
| 2020 | $449K | $400K | $400K | — | — | $364K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Received $40K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions19
- Total compensation, all staff$613K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lisa Herron (chair); Jennifer Allen (treasurer); Carol Lutes (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Duck Inn Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119230464RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.