Charity BreakdownCanadian charity filings, itemized

United Way of Calgary and Area

Public foundation · Calgary, Alberta · BN 130229750RR0001 · Foundations · website

Your $100, itemizedUnited Way of Calgary and AreaFiscal year ended December 31, 2024
Gifts to other charities$60
Charitable programs$27
Management & admin$8
Fundraising$5
TOTAL$100
Registered

Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($56,370,714) as filed with the CRA.

United Way of Calgary and Area is a public foundation based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $56.3M in revenue and $56.4M in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 66% from donations, 9% from government, 9% from other charities. In 2024, 68 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $11.7M.

Compared with 380 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 47% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 78% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $350,000 and over range. The charity reported 145 permanent full-time positions.

As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 887 qualified donees totalling $32.8M in 2024, the largest being $1.9M to Trellis Society for Community Impact. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 18 names.

In its own words

United way of calgary and area is a 100% local charity that brings together donors corporations agencies and government to solve complex issues and improve lives. We strategically invest in local agencies and collaboratives to create lasting social change in calgary and the surrounding area and focus on three key areas: helping people overcome poverty setting kids up for success and building strong communities. 1) overcoming poverty: united way works with local community experts to connect people to vital supports and services that help improve their financial social and personal assets…

Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.

The ledger, 2020–2024

YearRevenueSpendingProgramsFundraisingGifts outNet assets
2024$56.3M$56.4M$15.2M$2.8M$33.6M$69M
2023$61M$59.6M$27.3M$7M$24.2M$67.1M
2022$57M$56M$19M$2.8M$36M$70.4M
2021$55.5M$50.3M$10.7M$2.5M$32.9M$76.3M
2020$70.7M$65.7M$10.2M$2.6M$47.7M$64.8M

Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.

Money between charities, 2024

Granted $32.8M to 887 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:

Full grant ledger — all 887 grants

Received $11.7M from 68 charities:

As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.

What it pays

Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:

  • $350,000 and over1 position
  • $200,000–249,9992 positions
  • $160,000–199,9996 positions
  • $120,000–159,9991 position
  • Permanent full-time positions145
  • Total compensation, all staff$12.9M

Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.

Directors & trustees (2024)

Lara Conrad (director); Brad Corson (director); Shasta Kadonaga (director); Naushad Jamani (director); Kent Ferguson (director); Christy Morgan (director); Marc Joiner (director); Vivek Warrier (director); Stephanie Pankratz (director); Michael Crothers (director); Karen Young (president); Alec Clark (director); Beth Reimer-Heck (director); Debasis Bhaumik (director); Ron Laing (director); Janet Soles (director); Lillian Pan (director); Shaheen Amirali (director).

As listed on its 2024 return.

Check the source

Every figure on this page is from United Way of Calgary and Area’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130229750RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.