The Smoky Lake Foundation
Charitable organization · Smoky Lake, Alberta · BN 134895499RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($4,966,446) as filed with the CRA.
The Smoky Lake Foundation is a charitable organization based in Smoky Lake, Alberta, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $5M in revenue and $5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 36% from government. In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $215.
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 79% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
In its own words
Provide funding for increased community and senior recreational activities such as musical bands and other entertainment at the lodges. Provide funding for day trips and short overnight trips. Many of the residents do not have the financial means to be able to participate if a cost is associated with events. Provide additional funding to purchase aids to daily living to enhance the quality of life of the foundations residents. Provide low cost housing to seniors.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5M | $5M | $4.7M | — | — | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $4.3M | $4.4M | $4.2M | — | — | $1.4M |
| 2022 | $4.5M | $4.4M | $4.2M | — | — | $1.6M |
| 2021 | $4.3M | $4.5M | $4.3M | — | — | $1.6M |
| 2020 | $4.3M | $4.4M | $4.1M | — | — | $1.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $215 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$3.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Smoky Lake Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 134895499RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.