Westwinds Communities
Charitable organization · High River, Alberta · BN 107392482RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($10,692,150) as filed with the CRA.
Westwinds Communities is a charitable organization based in High River, Alberta, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $11.5M in revenue and $10.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 29% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,473.
Compared with 147 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 79% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 82% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 38 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Westwinds communities provides and maintains diversified and affordable housing options for low to moderate income seniors low income families and those with special needs. Tenant support coordination with social servicing agencies.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11.5M | $10.7M | $10.3M | $2,023 | — | $20.8M |
| 2023 | $10.8M | $10M | $9.7M | $1,694 | — | $20M |
| 2022 | $10.4M | $9.9M | $9.7M | $4,302 | — | $18.8M |
| 2021 | $10.9M | $9.9M | $9.6M | $2,148 | — | $18.5M |
| 2020 | $11M | $9.6M | $9.4M | $3,789 | — | $17.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,473 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,473
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9993 positions
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions38
- Total compensation, all staff$5.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Marcia Reid (director); Kathryn Robson (vice chairperson); Alan Alger (director); Don Herring (chairperson); Brendan Kelly (director); Rose Klassen (director); Gary Adolphe (director); Kelly Smit (director); Gordon Lang (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Westwinds Communities’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107392482RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.