Variety - The Children's Charity of Alberta Association
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 791538309RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,922,058) as filed with the CRA.
Variety - The Children's Charity of Alberta Association is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $2M in revenue and $1.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 50% from donations, 28% from government, 11% from other charities. In 2024, 20 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $440K.
Compared with 299 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 26% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $704K in 2022 to $2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The charity supports children who are living with disabilities and specialized needs in our communities. Through education advocacy direct support and community outreach we support children who are facing physical developmental emotional or learning challenges and are dedicated to advancing the health qualify of life and enrichment of children living with specialized requirements and needs. The initiatives that we engage in support building inclusive and health communities for children living with specialized needs to gain greater independence and positive life experiences.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2022–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2M | $1.9M | $1.5M | $235K | — | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.1M | $814K | $147K | — | $1M |
| 2022 | $704K | — | — | — | — | $704K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $440K from 20 charities:
- Ledcor Charitable Foundation$125K
- The Edmonton Community Foundation Priv Act$80K
- The Calgary Foundation$50K
- Calgary Flames Foundation$35K
- The Stollery Charitable Foundation$35K
- The Stone Creek Charitable Foundation$30K
- The Qr77/westin Hotel Calgary Children's Foundation$15K
- Air Canada Foundation$15K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$11K
- District 4 Kin Foundation$10K
- Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation$10K
- Lions Club of Edmonton Foundation$5,000
- Allard Foundation LTD.$5,000
- Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem Commandery of Edmonton$5,000
- Northwestern Alberta Foundation$4,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$3,514
- Wildrose Polio Support Society$1,000
- BenefAction Foundation$500
- Canadahelps Canadon$327
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$175
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$522K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Karen Uehara (president); Andrew Walker (vice president); Tracy Borreson (secretary); Darlene Law (director); Steven Laschowski (director); Jana Hands (chief executive officer); Sherri Steingart (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Variety - The Children's Charity of Alberta Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 791538309RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.