Westside Regional Recreation Society
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 876029224RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($12,764,922) as filed with the CRA.
Westside Regional Recreation Society is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $17.5M in revenue and $12.8M in expenditures.
In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,000.
Compared with 46 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 60% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $250,000–299,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 58 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $8.5M in 2020 to $17.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
The society is dedicated to managing and maintaining the westside recreation centre as a cost-effective and self-sustaining recreation facility providing lifestyle and wellness opportunities for residents on the west side of calgary.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $17.5M | $12.8M | $11M | $7,505 | — | $55.5M |
| 2023 | $13.1M | $11.8M | $10.5M | — | — | $50.7M |
| 2022 | $11M | $10.2M | $9.8M | — | — | $49.5M |
| 2021 | $5.4M | $7.4M | $7M | — | — | $52.1M |
| 2020 | $8.5M | $10.1M | $9.6M | — | — | $51.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $1,000 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $250,000–299,9992 positions
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $160,000–199,9992 positions
- $120,000–159,9993 positions
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions58
- Total compensation, all staff$7.6M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jason Barr (director); Pat Brennan (secretary); Craig Campbell (director); Jeff Curran (vice chair); Alexandra Federucci (director); Bill Lewington (director); Laura Mensch (director); Patrick Merz (treasurer); Laverne Mok (director); Deanna Napen (chair); Cristie Sutherland (director); Randy Watt (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Westside Regional Recreation Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 876029224RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.