The PREP Society for Individuals with Down Syndrome
Publicly funded institution · Calgary, Alberta · BN 132453226RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,375,133) as filed with the CRA.
The PREP Society for Individuals with Down Syndrome is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 August 31, 2024, it reported $2.3M in revenue and $2.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 61% from government, 17% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $112K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 34% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 86% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The prep program is a resource centre serving individuals with down syndrome their families and educators. We offer educational and therapy services for children from 1 1/2-18 years of age with the primary focus on speech-language therapy. As well as direct services for children prep's family support program provides assistance to parents needing help in connecting to community resources (e.g. Health recreation social). Prep is a community leader in providing information resources and continuing education to facilitate the successful inclusion of individuals with ds in home school and …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.3M | $2.4M | $2M | $55K | — | $934K |
| 2023 | $2M | $1.8M | $1.6M | $25K | — | $1M |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.1M | $34K | — | $881K |
| 2021 | $1.6M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $25K | — | $931K |
| 2020 | $1.8M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $43K | — | $681K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $112K from 8 charities:
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
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$1.9M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jacqueline Arnold (director); Marlena Bova (director); Shannon Kelley (director); Jason Loo (treasurer); Keith Peterson (president); Miranda Specht (secretary); Janson Tan (director); Michele Kerr (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The PREP Society for Individuals with Down Syndrome’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132453226RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.