FRESH START RECOVERY CENTRE
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·411 41ST AVE NE · CALGARY, AB · T2E 2N4·BN 136720737RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
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
Fresh Start Recovery Centre has 3 treatment centre's in Alberta with 3 sober apartment buildings in which clients who are in recovery can live work and return to community as a person in recovery. Our program is 16 weeks based on the 12 steps of AA during this time clients are not able to work due to the commitment required of each individual. Our centre's treat both men and women seeking recovery. For the family & friends of individuals in recovery or active addiction we offer our Family Program which helps them understand the disease of addiction and how it affects the family. Our … Show more
Fresh Start Recovery Centre has 3 treatment centre's in Alberta with 3 sober apartment buildings in which clients who are in recovery can live work and return to community as a person in recovery. Our program is 16 weeks based on the 12 steps of AA during this time clients are not able to work due to the commitment required of each individual. Our centre's treat both men and women seeking recovery. For the family & friends of individuals in recovery or active addiction we offer our Family Program which helps them understand the disease of addiction and how it affects the family. Our goal is to treat house and support individuals seeking recovery.
New programs
In December 2023 we opened an affordable 36 unit apartment complex in which individuals can live with the support of our outreach team and others who live a life in recovery. The units are for individuals and families who are reconnecting with community.
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)95¢
As filed: 95¢ 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)14%
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)2.2 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)$2.7M
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)64%
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 | $4.1M | — | — | 0.3 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $4.3M | 96¢ | 4% | 0.4 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $5.4M | 94¢ | 6% | 0.6 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $5.7M | 90¢ | 5% | 0.7 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $43.1M | 31¢ | 6% | 2 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $2.7M | 95¢ | 14% | 2.2 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 ↗
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Overall rating
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence★★★★★
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Results reporting
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence—
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Demonstrated impact
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceHigh
Charity Intelligence's assessment of impact per dollar.
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Board of directors
8 directors reported · 8 of 8at arm's length
- Borgland, CraigChairmanarm's length
- Burstall, DaleVice Chairarm's length
- Mclaughlin, CharleneDirectorarm's length
- Rumpel, GlenDirectorarm's length
- Gryckiewicz, JanTreasurerarm's length
- Crowshoe, HarleyDirectorarm's length
- Borgland, StephanieDirectorarm's length
- Wilson, ShauneenDirectorarm'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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