SPINA BIFIDA AND HYDROCEPHALUS ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN ALBERTA
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·PO BOX 6837 STATION D · CALGARY, AB · T2P 2E9·BN 119159481RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
This filing's expense lines don't reconcile: program spending (line 5000) plus overhead (5010 + 5020) adds up to more than total spending (4950). Cents-to-cause and overhead can't both be right, and the filing doesn't say which — so this charity is left out of ranked search results for this filing year. We show both figures exactly as filed; read them together with this in mind, or check the public record ↗.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
SBHASA continues to provide supports otherwise not available to members with Spina Bifida a/o Hydrocephalus. A large focus is physical and mental health interconnected. Engaging physical activities social events to improve self esteem/confidence awareness and inclusive events. SBHASA partakes in a great deal of member-volunteer based fundraising activities (BBQ's Walk and Roll Awareness etc.) Ongoing fundraising programs support our 'Funding Support Program' and helps members live the best quality of life possible. (SBHASA helps fund equipment and medical needs education and physica… Show more
SBHASA continues to provide supports otherwise not available to members with Spina Bifida a/o Hydrocephalus. A large focus is physical and mental health interconnected. Engaging physical activities social events to improve self esteem/confidence awareness and inclusive events. SBHASA partakes in a great deal of member-volunteer based fundraising activities (BBQ's Walk and Roll Awareness etc.) Ongoing fundraising programs support our 'Funding Support Program' and helps members live the best quality of life possible. (SBHASA helps fund equipment and medical needs education and physical activity). Gather and distribute information which will enhance the quality of life through website/social media and in-person events. Promote well being (both in person and virtual options throughout the year). SBHASA consists of 51 individuals/families and the expectation is for all families to volunteer throughout the year to carry out activities and fundraising.
New programs
New 2024 programs included: 'Health & Wellness' family conference' Walk & Roll for Awareness Month KMS Tools Show N Shine Fundraiser
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)11¢
As filed: 11¢ of each dollar to programs — but this filing's expense lines don't reconcile (see note above).
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)117%
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)14.3 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)$41K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)3%
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)3%
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 | $9K | — | — | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $5K | — | — | — |
| 2021-12-31 | — | 81¢ | 19% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $132K | — | — | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $113K | 14¢ | 39% | 18.9 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $41K | 11¢ | 117% | 14.3 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
4 directors reported · 4 of 4at arm's length
- Simon, SteveTreasurerarm's length
- Spruit, TriciaSecretaryarm's length
- Dzurilla, JoePresidentarm's length
- Graves, HunterVice Presidentarm'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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