The Venturers Society of Calgary
Publicly funded institution · Calgary, Alberta · BN 898165170RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,096,326) as filed with the CRA.
The Venturers Society of Calgary is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. 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 $1.1M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 82% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,130.
Compared with 829 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 85% 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.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Society operates a program providing life skills vocational training and employment opportunities to individuals with recognized mental hadicaps or impairments.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M | — | — | $618K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1M | — | — | $597K |
| 2022 | — | — | $964K | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $972K | $931K | $905K | — | — | $528K |
| 2020 | $1M | $991K | $951K | — | — | $487K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,130 from 3 charities:
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$790K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Doug Kielau (chair); Chris Boardman (treasurer); Jacqueline Chang (secretary); Brent Cowan (director); Connor Batchelor (director); Carol Clenchy (director); Eduard Quiring (executive director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Venturers Society of Calgary’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 898165170RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.