West Central Abilities Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Kindersley, Saskatchewan · BN 119292308RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,238,185) as filed with the CRA.
West Central Abilities Inc. is a charitable organization based in Kindersley, Saskatchewan, classified by the CRA under arts. 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 $2.4M in revenue and $2.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 84% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 90 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 93% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 95% 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 $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band).
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Operation of three group homes for mentally disabled persons. Operation of an activity centre for the benefit of mentally disabled persons.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.4M | $2.2M | $2.1M | $934 | — | $3.3M |
| 2023 | $2.6M | $2.1M | $2M | $818 | — | $3.2M |
| 2022 | $2.2M | $2.1M | $2M | — | — | $2.8M |
| 2021 | $2.5M | $2.1M | $1.9M | $1,120 | — | $2.6M |
| 2020 | $2.2M | $2M | $1.9M | $6,469 | — | $2.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received -$75 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- Total compensation, all staff$1.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kerry Hammel (chair (new)); Lloyd Griffith (vice chair); Rhonda Holmes (director); Susan Lozensky (director); Maryann Schmidt.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from West Central Abilities Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119292308RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.