Walter a 'slim' Thorpe Recovery Centre Society (alberta)

Walter a 'slim' Thorpe Recovery Centre Society (alberta) is a charitable organization based in Blackfoot, 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $6.4M in revenue and $5.9M in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 96% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $28K.

Compared with 717 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 29% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 86% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 80 permanent full-time positions.

Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $3.8M in 2020 to $6.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.