ALBERTA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·162-14315 118 AVE NW · EDMONTON, AB · T5L 4S6·BN 118780790RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
PROMOTION OF THE STUDY OF GENEALOGY AND GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH WITHIN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA WITH TEN BRANCHES ACROSS THE PROVINCE. ASSEMBLE AND MAINTAIN BRANCH-BASED LIBRARIES OF GUIDES REFERENCE MATERIAL AND HISTORIES FOR USE IN GENEALOGICAL STUDY. SPONSOR SEMINARS WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES ON GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH AND METHODOLOGY. HOLD MONTHLY MEETINGS OF THE VARIOUS BRANCHES AS WELL AS SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS THAT ARE OPEN TO MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS. PROVIDE GENEALOGY WORKSHOPS THAT ARE OPEN TO MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS. PUBLISH INFORMATION TO AID IN RESEARCH AND PROVIDE NEWSLETTERS TO MEM… Show more
PROMOTION OF THE STUDY OF GENEALOGY AND GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH WITHIN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA WITH TEN BRANCHES ACROSS THE PROVINCE. ASSEMBLE AND MAINTAIN BRANCH-BASED LIBRARIES OF GUIDES REFERENCE MATERIAL AND HISTORIES FOR USE IN GENEALOGICAL STUDY. SPONSOR SEMINARS WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES ON GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH AND METHODOLOGY. HOLD MONTHLY MEETINGS OF THE VARIOUS BRANCHES AS WELL AS SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS THAT ARE OPEN TO MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS. PROVIDE GENEALOGY WORKSHOPS THAT ARE OPEN TO MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS. PUBLISH INFORMATION TO AID IN RESEARCH AND PROVIDE NEWSLETTERS TO MEMBERS. HOLD LOCAL GENFAIRS OR PROVINCIAL CONFERENCES ON A REGULAR BASIS WHICH ARE OPEN TO MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS. HOST WEBSITES THAT OFFER DATABASES OF OBITUARIES CEMETERY GRAVE MAKERS AND ALBERTA LAND/HOMESTEAD RECORDS. PROVIDE RESEARCH ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS/ORGANIZATIONS IN THE AREAS ON GENEALOGY. PROVISION OF RESOURCES FOR YOUTH IN THE AREAS OF RESEARCH OF GENEALOGY.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)78¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 78¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)22%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)5.6 yr
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$229K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)4%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)57%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $259K | 85¢ | 15% | 2.9 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $175K | 89¢ | 16% | 3.9 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $188K | 86¢ | 14% | 3.6 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $614K | 83¢ | 17% | 6.2 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $246K | 84¢ | 16% | 4.6 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $229K | 78¢ | 22% | 5.6 yr |
| trend |
From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
Board of directors
18 directors reported · 18 of 18at arm's length
- TROUT, DEBDIRECTORarm's length
- STUHL, CONNIEDIRECTORarm's length
- Hoyle, AliceDirectorarm's length
- BROMLING, ALPAST PRESIDENTarm's length
- PATERSON, KURTDIRECTORarm's length
- MAXWELL, MAXINEDIRECTORarm's length
- ZIMMER, DONDIRECTORarm's length
- ROSS, CAROLYNNETREASURERarm's length
- Simmonds, BarryDirectorarm's length
- Dial, JessieDirectorarm's length
Show all 18 directors
- Clarke, David FDirectorarm's length
- Haga, SusanDirectorarm's length
- Newman, Craig AFirst Vice Presidentarm's length
- Wozniak, DianeSecond Vice Presidentarm's length
- McConnell, RuthSecretary of the Societyarm's length
- Wickham, DebDirectorarm's length
- Krueger, LiannePresidentarm's length
- Campbell, LesDirectorarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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