The Star of the North Retreat House
Charitable organization · ST Albert, Alberta · BN 108008871RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($739,439) as filed with the CRA.
The Star of the North Retreat House is a charitable organization based in ST Albert, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $768K in revenue and $739K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 30% from donations. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $45K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 91% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 11 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $464K in 2020 to $768K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
The society's objectives are to operate retreat houses where religious and spiritual exercises are held to assist people in obtaining a fuller spiritual life and faith that may benefit the individual and communities in which they live and work. Ongoing programs include spiritual twelve step retreats retreats on contemplative or mediative practices spirituality of everyday life etc. Developing 'aurora living'. A set of nine modules of 3 months each. Began in oct. 2021.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $768K | $739K | $477K | $42K | — | $321K |
| 2023 | $557K | $602K | $404K | — | — | $293K |
| 2022 | $558K | $638K | $432K | — | — | $320K |
| 2021 | $362K | $477K | $278K | — | — | $400K |
| 2020 | $464K | $403K | $264K | — | — | $508K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $45K from 10 charities:
- OMI Lacombe Canada Inc.$22K
- Qube Charitable Foundation$8,000
- Raymond James Canada Foundation$8,000
- Four M Charitable Foundation$2,500
- The Alberta Knights of Columbus Charitable Foundation$2,500
- The John H and Marie Koziak Family Foundation$1,500
- Soeurs de la Charite de Notre Dame d'Evron$500
- Canadahelps Canadon$124
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$24
- The Sisters of Instruction of the Child Jesus—
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
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,99912 positions
- Permanent full-time positions11
- Total compensation, all staff$397K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2022)
Wayne Dosman (vice chair); Lucie Leduc (executive director); Geneva Lander (board member); Sylvain Lavoie (board member); Josee Marr (board member); Phil Schmidt (chair); Mark Blom (board member); Joyce Tutt (board member); Catherine Twinn (board member); Linda Winski (board member).
As listed on its 2022 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Star of the North Retreat House’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108008871RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.