SURPRISE LAKE SOCIETY
Charitable organizationSupport of religion·PO BOX 6392 STN MAIN · EDSON, AB · T7E 1T8·BN 119206456RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-10-31
Cents to cause T1
0¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
0%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$97K
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 Surprise Lake Society?
You can search for it on CanadaHelps or give directly through its own website. Charity Compass never handles your money — we only link out to where you can give.
Is Surprise Lake Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119206456RR0001. 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 Surprise Lake Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 6392 STN MAIN, EDSON, AB, T7E 1T8. Source.
What does Surprise Lake Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "THE SURPRISE LAKE SOCIETY OPERATES AND MAINTAINS THE SURPRISE LAKE CAMP. WE ARE 100% VOLUNTEER RUN AND THIS 2023 SEASON HAD 1037 DOCUMENTED HOURS FROM OUR VOLUNTEERS. THE CAMP WAS A HAPPY GATHERING PLACE FOR GIRL GUIDES THE MCMAN GROUP (GROUP HOMES) A WEDDING SOME FAMILY GATHERINGS AND SOME MUSICAL EVENTS. WE…" Full program description.
How much of Surprise Lake Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 0¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Surprise Lake Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $97K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
THE SURPRISE LAKE SOCIETY OPERATES AND MAINTAINS THE SURPRISE LAKE CAMP. WE ARE 100% VOLUNTEER RUN AND THIS 2023 SEASON HAD 1037 DOCUMENTED HOURS FROM OUR VOLUNTEERS. THE CAMP WAS A HAPPY GATHERING PLACE FOR GIRL GUIDES THE MCMAN GROUP (GROUP HOMES) A WEDDING SOME FAMILY GATHERINGS AND SOME MUSICAL EVENTS. WE HAD NUMEROUS WORK WEEKENDS FOR DIFFERENT UPGRADING PROJECTS. OUR BASE OF VOLUNTEERS WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND WITH CAMP ALUMNI.
New programs
WE ARE DETERMINED TO DO AS MANY COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS AS WE CAN TO BROADEN OUR VOLUNTEER BASE. THIS INCLUDES WORKING WITH THE LOCAL FRIENDSHIP CENTRE BRINGING IN NATURE ALBERTA TO DO ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION FAVILITATING BUSH CRAFT SKILL COURSES WATER SAFETY TRAINING CERTIFICATION MUSIC WORKSHOPS AND OTHER PROGRAMS AS INTERESTED FACILITATORS COME TO US.
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.
0¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 0¢ 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 (under $1M).
this charity 0¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
0%
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
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$97K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)14%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
77%
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
14%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
77%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
9%
T3010 remainder ÷ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-31 | $50K | — | — | — |
| 2020-10-31 | $29K | — | — | — |
| 2021-10-31 | $59K | — | — | — |
| 2022-10-31 | $50K | — | 23% | — |
| 2023-10-31 | $23K | — | 0% | — |
| 2024-10-31 | $97K | 0¢ | 0% | — |
| trend |
Swipe sideways to see every column.
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 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.
- FISHING LAKE BIBLE CAMP INC.
WYNYARD, SK·revenue $115K
93¢to programs · T1
- SPARROW LAKE UNITED CHURCH CAMP INC
TORONTO, ON·revenue $1.1M
94¢to programs · T1
- JEANETTEE LAKE CAMPING ASSOCIATION INC
SASKATOON, SK·revenue $341K
—to programs · T1
- STURGEON LAKE BIBLE CAMP
VALLEYVIEW, AB·revenue $148K
100¢to programs · T1
- THE PINE LAKE CHRISTIAN CAMP ASSOCIATION.
CALGARY, AB·revenue $352K
0¢to programs · T1
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
8 directors reported · 6 of 8at arm's length
- WHITE OWL, ARTHURCHAIRMANnot at arm's length
- LAFORGE-GRIEBEL, COLLEEN LVICE CHAIRMANarm's length
- STABILE, JEANNETTE MTREASURERnot at arm's length
- DREICHEL, NATALKA KSECRETARYarm's length
- MATHIAS, DANIELLEDIRECTORarm's length
- JONES, JOHN RDIRECTOR - PROJECTSarm's length
- KEIGHAN, APRILDIRECTOR - PROGRAMMINGarm's length
- Yates, KerrieDirector at Largearm'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 ↗
Right of reply
This charity hasn't added a response yet. When it does, it appears here, beside the numbers, and is never removed. Represent this charity? Submit a response.
Verify everything: full public record on CharityData.ca ↗ · CRA charities listing ↗