United Way of Lethbridge & South Western Alberta Society
Public foundation · Lethbridge, Alberta · BN 131582355RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($395,029) as filed with the CRA.
United Way of Lethbridge & South Western Alberta Society is a public foundation based in Lethbridge, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, it reported $381K in revenue and $395K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 85% from donations, 6% from government. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $105K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 32% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
The organization has placed a focus on building its workplace campaigns as well as increasing its profile in the community. Increased revenue and exposure is being achieved by building relationships with new organizations growing our leader of the way long term giving commitment and educating the community about planned giving. There has been a focus on promoting awareness around financial literacy poverty and issues affecting youth. We have worked with our partners to support everything from positive youth mentor-ship and youth programming to soup kitchens and homeless shelters. We provid…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $381K | $395K | $303K | — | — | $422K |
| 2023 | $860K | $841K | $517K | $233K | — | $436K |
| 2022 | $554K | $540K | $305K | $164K | — | $417K |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $24K | $195K | $785K | $441K |
| 2020 | $409K | $437K | $14K | $240K | $122K | $449K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $105K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$135K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Krysty Thomas (president); Cathrine Filgas (treasurer); Crystal Good Rider (vice president); Molly Pletsch (director); Joyanne Mitchell (director); Vishall Varadarajan (director); Adam Addison (director); Kester Bailey (director); Lorelei Harasem (director); Mark Scheffelmair (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from United Way of Lethbridge & South Western Alberta Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 131582355RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.