The Refuge Mission Foundation
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 718027295RR0001 · Supportive Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($81,647) as filed with the CRA.
The Refuge Mission Foundation is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under supportive health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $91K in revenue and $82K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from donations. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $37K.
Compared with 1,620 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 68% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $57K in 2020 to $91K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Drop in centre providing food and clothing to the homeless or near-homeless in downtown edmonton. We preach a christian message of hope and redemption according to our faith in jesus christ.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $91K | $82K | $79K | — | — | $441K |
| 2023 | $72K | $71K | $68K | — | — | $432K |
| 2022 | $82K | $84K | $81K | — | — | $431K |
| 2021 | $53K | $47K | $45K | — | — | $437K |
| 2020 | $57K | $67K | $64K | — | — | $428K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $37K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Colin Chong (president/secretary); Robert Elzen (chairman); Elaine Dyrberg (director); Harvey Prins (director); Timothy Director (secretary); Johan Vanderbrink (treasurer).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Refuge Mission Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 718027295RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.