Westlock Independence Network
Publicly funded institution · Westlock, Alberta · BN 108201617RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,813,395) as filed with the CRA.
Westlock Independence Network is a charitable organization based in Westlock, Alberta, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. 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 $3.9M in revenue and $3.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $38K.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 56% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 48 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
1) employment/home care/child/brain injury services;assist disabled individuals gain independence at home 2) employment:assist individuals in developing skills locating and maintaining employment 3) shelter: provide access to disable individuals 4) community access: assist individuals to participate and develop community awareness
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.9M | $3.8M | $3.5M | — | — | $485K |
| 2023 | $3.7M | $3.6M | $3.4M | — | — | $443K |
| 2022 | $3.7M | $3.7M | $3.5M | — | — | $357K |
| 2021 | $3.3M | $3.3M | $2.9M | — | — | $344K |
| 2020 | $3.7M | $3.6M | $3.2M | — | — | $610K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $38K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions48
- Total compensation, all staff$3.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Cindy Colbourne (secretary); Donna Fleming (member); Dorthy Baker (president); Lois Shank (vice president); Mona Theriault (treasurer); Jennifer Perry (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Westlock Independence Network’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108201617RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.