Veg Al-Drug Society
Publicly funded institution · Vegreville, Alberta · BN 140151051RR0001 · Core Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($326,288) as filed with the CRA.
Veg Al-Drug Society is a charitable organization based in Vegreville, Alberta, classified by the CRA under core health care. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $333K in revenue and $326K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 739 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 70% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 83% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $221K in 2020 to $333K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The main objective of the society is to provide counselling referral and information services with respect to abuse and use of alcohol drugs and gambling. Mission: assisting people through treatment prevention and education to achieve enhanced mental health and wellness free from the harmful effects of addictions.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $333K | $326K | $302K | $33 | — | $53K |
| 2023 | $319K | $321K | $301K | $32 | — | $54K |
| 2022 | $247K | $237K | $208K | — | — | $56K |
| 2021 | $224K | $223K | $196K | — | — | $46K |
| 2020 | $221K | $221K | $175K | — | — | $42K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$261K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jennifer Currier (secretary-treasurer); Jerri Ziegler (vice chairman); Karen Peddle (director); Lilly Van Yken (chair person); Tracy Semeniuk (director); Briana Pearson-Paalova (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Veg Al-Drug Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 140151051RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.