University of Calgary
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 872106471RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($416,219) as filed with the CRA.
University of Calgary is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $453K in revenue and $416K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 79% from donations, 21% from other charities. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $266K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 1% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $2,500 in 2024, the largest being $2,500 to The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada/les Assemblees de la Pentecote du Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
1) daily weekly and montlhy worship services for college and university students 2) pastoral counseling services for students faculty and staff 3) 'the friendship program': providing family support to students in calgary who are from outside of canada 4) 'project amigo': providing help to those in need abroad along with students faculty and staff in canada who participate
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $453K | $416K | — | — | $2,500 | $170K |
| 2023 | $408K | $357K | — | — | $2,500 | $132K |
| 2022 | $394K | $384K | — | — | — | $81K |
| 2021 | $365K | $329K | — | — | — | $72K |
| 2020 | $396K | $379K | — | — | $2,500 | $36K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2,500 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $266K from 10 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$83K
- Canadahelps Canadon$83K
- Alberta & NWT District of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada$38K
- Journey Church$21K
- Chinese Pentecostal Church$18K
- Link Charity Canada Inc$14K
- Brentview Baptist Church$4,868
- Christian City Church North Calgary$3,600
- Glamorgan Church of God$1,425
- Evangel Christian Assembly of Calgary$1,200
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$321K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jackson Chan (director); Markus (mark) Blessing (treasurer); Kenneth Gerke (director); Kelly Johnson (chairman); Glen Ryland (director); Gary Taitinger (ex-officio); Susan Boon (director); Michael Manzano (director); Sarah Tao (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from University of Calgary’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 872106471RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.