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GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF ALBERTA (REGISTERED SOCIETY)

Charitable organizationCore health care·178 - 3803 CALGARY TRAIL NW · EDMONTON, AB · T6J 5M8·BN 118941764RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31

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Cents to cause T1

92¢

of each dollar spent, to programs

Operating overhead T1

8%

typical range 5–35%

Reserves T1

0.2 yr

of program spending, in cash and investments

Revenue T1

$55.9M

not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)

— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures

Common questions

How do I donate to Goodwill Industries of Alberta (Registered Society)?

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Is Goodwill Industries of Alberta (Registered Society) a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 118941764RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.

Where is Goodwill Industries of Alberta (Registered Society) located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 178 - 3803 CALGARY TRAIL NW, EDMONTON, AB, T6J 5M8. Source.

What does Goodwill Industries of Alberta (Registered Society) do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Goodwill Industries of Alberta (Registered Society) is a social enterprise providing individuals with disabilities the opportunity to enhance their lives through meaningful employment. Direct charitable programs include Career Connections (Path to Employment) program which is a multi-service program for individuals…" Full program description.

How much of Goodwill Industries of Alberta (Registered Society)'s spending goes to programs?T1

Per its F2024 T3010, 92¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.

How big is Goodwill Industries of Alberta (Registered Society)?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $55.9M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $10M–$100M revenue band, alongside 1,776 other operating charities.

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

Goodwill Industries of Alberta (Registered Society) is a social enterprise providing individuals with disabilities the opportunity to enhance their lives through meaningful employment. Direct charitable programs include Career Connections (Path to Employment) program which is a multi-service program for individuals with disabilities as well as the operation of donation collection and thrift store operation where skills and experiences are provided to persons with disabilities. Goodwill provides industry specific skills training career counselling and employment preparation and job research … Show more

Goodwill Industries of Alberta (Registered Society) is a social enterprise providing individuals with disabilities the opportunity to enhance their lives through meaningful employment. Direct charitable programs include Career Connections (Path to Employment) program which is a multi-service program for individuals with disabilities as well as the operation of donation collection and thrift store operation where skills and experiences are provided to persons with disabilities. Goodwill provides industry specific skills training career counselling and employment preparation and job research to obtain paid employment or volunteer work supporting the need of both clients and employers. You Can Ride (YCR2) is a program that supports the belief that every child should experience the joy and freedom of riding a bike. The program fits modifies and lend adaptive bikes to children with disabilities to help them overcome barriers and lead to productive and healthy lives. Goodwill@Work aims to create micro-social enterprises providing persons with disabilities the opportunity for new and enhanced work experience including the potential to own and operate their own businesses and which provide complementary services to other activities at Goodwill. Goodwill also delivers programming to help support multi-barriered Albertans increase their labour market participation and gain independence by assisting them to prepare for obtain and maintain employment.

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. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

92¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 92¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.

Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 89¢ among those its size ($10M–$100M).

this charity 92¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities

T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

8%

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 ↗ · what this means

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

0.2 yr

Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.

Charities its size ($10M–$100M, 1,776): median 0.4 yr; 53% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.

T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Total revenue

T1 · computed (open data)

$55.9M

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

0%

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)

6%

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 ↗ · what this means

Where the money comes from

Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.

  • Receipted donationsT1

    0%

    T3010 4500 ÷ 4700

  • GovernmentT1

    6%

    T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700

  • Other revenueT1

    94%

    T3010 remainder ÷ 4700

Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)

Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.

Similar charities

Same CRA category, revenue within 20× of this one, and the closest program descriptions in their own filings. A shortlist to compare, not a ranking.

Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.

Board of directors

11 directors reported · 11 of 11at arm's length

  • Pietrzyk, WernerSecretaryarm's length
  • London, Jody TomchyshynFinance & Audit Committeearm's length
  • Ivey, WendyFinance & Audit Committeearm's length
  • Panusa, JohnVice Chair/Executive Governancarm's length
  • Hartl, GloriaTreasurerarm's length
  • Bilawchuk, ErinGC Chairarm's length
  • Sprague, BobGovernancearm's length
  • Johnston, StuartFinance & Audit Committeearm's length
  • Birch, WendyGovernancearm's length
  • Tulloch, CrystalFinance & Audit Committeearm's length
  • Skinner, ErinChairarm'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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