The Southern Alberta Self-Help Association
Publicly funded institution · Lethbridge, Alberta · BN 119254944RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,676,179) as filed with the CRA.
The Southern Alberta Self-Help Association is a charitable organization based in Lethbridge, 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 $1.7M in revenue and $1.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 70% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $12K.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 15 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $887K in 2020 to $1.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Supports for adults with severe &/or persistent mental illness to achieve individual success through a continuum of supportive living options & services.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.6M | — | — | $0 |
| 2023 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.6M | — | — | $0 |
| 2022 | $1.8M | $1.7M | $1.7M | — | — | $0 |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M | — | — | $0 |
| 2020 | $887K | $898K | $867K | — | — | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $12K from 5 charities:
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
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions15
- Total compensation, all staff$1.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lukas Neamtu (director); Patrick Lyster (director); Megan Hebert (director); Nicole Benson (director); Holly Kletke (president); Mark Serebryansky (secretary); Karlie Puchala (director); Bailey Kester (director); Callum Hakin (director); Chloe Petek (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Southern Alberta Self-Help Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119254944RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.