CALGARY LEARNS ASSOCIATION
Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·205 - 255 17 AVE SW · CALGARY, AB · T2S 2T8·BN 139605000RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
72¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
28%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
3.7 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$3.2M
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 Calgary Learns Association?
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Is Calgary Learns Association a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 139605000RR0001. 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 Calgary Learns Association located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 205 - 255 17 AVE SW, CALGARY, AB, T2S 2T8. Source.
What does Calgary Learns Association do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "The Alberta Government funds the Provincial Community Adult Learning Program (CALP). It is the role of individual CALPs across the province to ensure the delivery of part-time non-formal literacy and foundational learning opportunities to financially and socially barriered adults. Calgary Learns is Calgary’s CALP. As…" Full program description.
How much of Calgary Learns Association's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 72¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Calgary Learns Association?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $3.2M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
The Alberta Government funds the Provincial Community Adult Learning Program (CALP). It is the role of individual CALPs across the province to ensure the delivery of part-time non-formal literacy and foundational learning opportunities to financially and socially barriered adults. Calgary Learns is Calgary’s CALP. As an urban granting council Calgary Learns supports the delivery of quality foundational level programming for adults through a competitive granting program and by supporting program practitioners with professional development. Building foundational skills levels significantly infl… Show more
The Alberta Government funds the Provincial Community Adult Learning Program (CALP). It is the role of individual CALPs across the province to ensure the delivery of part-time non-formal literacy and foundational learning opportunities to financially and socially barriered adults. Calgary Learns is Calgary’s CALP. As an urban granting council Calgary Learns supports the delivery of quality foundational level programming for adults through a competitive granting program and by supporting program practitioners with professional development. Building foundational skills levels significantly influence an individual’s life outcomes-the ability to learn health status civic participation and social engagement and economic performance. Calgary Learns’ grants support non-profit organizations locally to deliver relevant learning opportunities that support building skills in literacy and foundational learning (e.g. numeracy proficiency in the English language digital literacy employment readiness pre-GED Indigenous programming) and strengthen learning pathways. Our professional development opportunities help support practitioners in foundational level programs to respond to current learning issues and support their adult learners who have complex needs. We also have an intentional commitment to ReconciliAction with respect to supporting the development and delivery of programs that serve the needs of Indigenous adults learning at the foundational level.
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.
72¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 72¢ 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; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
this charity 72¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
28%
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
3.7 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 ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% 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)$3.2M
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 ↗
96%
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
96%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
4%
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 | $2.5M | 42¢ | 58% | 7.4 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $2.2M | 51¢ | 49% | 6.6 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $2.7M | 58¢ | 42% | 5.9 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $3.3M | 75¢ | 24% | 1.8 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $2.7M | 57¢ | 42% | 4.7 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $3.2M | 72¢ | 28% | 3.7 yr |
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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
10 directors reported · 10 of 10at arm's length
- Burggraf, BarbaraPast Presidentarm's length
- Yeganeh Farid, SepidarDirectorarm's length
- Medhurst, KristaDirectorarm's length
- Sauter, ConniePresidentarm's length
- Tait, EvelynDirectorarm's length
- Groen, HenryTreasurerarm's length
- Rix, CarolDirectorarm's length
- Kelly, NatashaDirectorarm's length
- Wong, JessicaDirectorarm's length
- Murray, RyanTreasurerarm'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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