The Friends of the Federation of Calgary Communities Society
Charitable organizationCommunity resource·110 - 720 28 ST NE · CALGARY, AB · T2A 6R3·BN 119234177RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
93¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
7%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
2.1 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$143K
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 The Friends of the Federation of Calgary Communities 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 The Friends of the Federation of Calgary Communities Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119234177RR0001. 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 The Friends of the Federation of Calgary Communities Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 110 - 720 28 ST NE, CALGARY, AB, T2A 6R3. Source.
What does The Friends of the Federation of Calgary Communities Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "1) To encourage members of the community to volunteer and to improve the capacity of organizations to involve them in social development and social services by providing both community members and organizations with training in leadership organizational and other needed skills and will related resources and have…" Full program description.
How much of The Friends of the Federation of Calgary Communities Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 93¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Friends of the Federation of Calgary Communities Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $143K (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
1) To encourage members of the community to volunteer and to improve the capacity of organizations to involve them in social development and social services by providing both community members and organizations with training in leadership organizational and other needed skills and will related resources and have information drives and a volunteer recognition program; 2) To advance education by providing the public with training in various art forms and styles 3) To advance education by providing with public with training and related resources in developing healthy communities including… Show more
1) To encourage members of the community to volunteer and to improve the capacity of organizations to involve them in social development and social services by providing both community members and organizations with training in leadership organizational and other needed skills and will related resources and have information drives and a volunteer recognition program; 2) To advance education by providing the public with training in various art forms and styles 3) To advance education by providing with public with training and related resources in developing healthy communities including workshops on crime prevention and safety urban planning and community history; 4) To protect the environment by planting and maintaining treesd and begetation and engaging in related awareness campaigns 5) To provide public amenities such as a community gardens and green spaces and recreational grounds; and 6) To do all other activities that are ancillary and incidental to achieving the above charitable purposes
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.
93¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 93¢ 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 93¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
7%
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
2.1 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 (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% 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)$143K
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 ↗
0%
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
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
100%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $50K | 86¢ | 14% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $96K | 86¢ | 14% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $136K | 91¢ | 9% | 1.9 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $52K | — | — | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $74K | 88¢ | 12% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $143K | 93¢ | 7% | 2.1 yr |
| trend |
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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.
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Board of directors
17 directors reported · 17 of 17at arm's length
- Kakkar, Tina TKPresidentarm's length
- Eifler, Elaina EEVice Presidentarm's length
- Muir, Austin AMDirectorarm's length
- McKinley, John JMDirectorarm's length
- Lipp, Tim TLDirectorarm's length
- Robb, Alyson ARPast Presidentarm's length
- Ligocki, Marta MLDirectorarm's length
- Szaflarski, Agnes ASTreasurerarm's length
- Herdman, Doreen DHDirectorarm's length
- Rashid, AsifDirectorarm's length
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- Loewen, CraigDirectorarm's length
- Rehill, NinaDirectorarm's length
- Mercer, PaulDirectorarm's length
- Matieshin, KevinDirectorarm's length
- Khanna, RoopaDirectorarm's length
- Becker, ColinDirectorarm's length
- Furness, JordanDirectorarm'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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