Ups & Downs - Calgary Down Syndrome Parent Support Group Association
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 136121910RR0001 · Core Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($171,911) as filed with the CRA.
Ups & Downs - Calgary Down Syndrome Parent Support Group Association is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under core health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $157K in revenue and $172K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 37% from government. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $12K.
Compared with 1,130 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 20% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 95% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $3,600 in 2024, the largest being $3,600 to Kids Up Front Foundation (calgary). Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Activities And Programs For Children With Down Syndrome; Promoting Education And Acceptance Of Down Syndrome Individuals
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $157K | $172K | $87K | $36K | $3,600 | $172K |
| 2023 | $135K | $149K | $98K | $14K | $1,100 | $189K |
| 2022 | $134K | — | — | — | — | $212K |
| 2021 | $97K | $107K | $67K | $2,866 | — | $200K |
| 2020 | $146K | $135K | $76K | — | — | $210K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $3,600 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $12K from 5 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$58K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Paul Sawka (director); Chantal Peterson (vice president); Anna Pezzente (secretary); Chris Gossen (treasurer); Amanda Weger (president); Muhammad Latif (co secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ups & Downs - Calgary Down Syndrome Parent Support Group Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 136121910RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.