BOTANICAL GARDENS OF SILVER SPRINGS SOCIETY
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·5720 SILVER RIDGE DR NW · CALGARY, AB · T3B 5E5·BN 821268372RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
89¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
11%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$72K
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 Botanical Gardens of Silver Springs Society?
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Is Botanical Gardens of Silver Springs Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 821268372RR0001. 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 Botanical Gardens of Silver Springs Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 5720 SILVER RIDGE DR NW, CALGARY, AB, T3B 5E5. Source.
What does Botanical Gardens of Silver Springs Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF BOTANICAL GARDENS IN CALGARY." Full program description.
How much of Botanical Gardens of Silver Springs Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 89¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Botanical Gardens of Silver Springs Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $72K (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
DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF BOTANICAL GARDENS IN CALGARY.
New programs
COMPLETION OF NEW SOUTH ENTRANCE GATE AND GARDEN THAT WAS BEGUN IN 2023.
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.
89¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 89¢ 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 89¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
11%
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)$72K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)21%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
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 ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
21%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
3%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
75%
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 | $14K | 99¢ | 1% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $61K | 100¢ | — | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $45K | — | — | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $89K | 90¢ | 10% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $112K | 73¢ | 17% | 1.5 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $72K | 89¢ | 11% | — |
| 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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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
11 directors reported · 10 of 11at arm's length
- BERGMAN, JUNEPRESIDENTarm's length
- LEGGETT, SHEILAVICE-PRESIDENTarm's length
- MICALLEF, MONICATREASURERarm's length
- CADDEL, LAURELDIRECTORarm's length
- CUMMINGS, BRIANDIRECTORarm's length
- ELLARD, KARENDIRECTORarm's length
- FITZMARTYN, GAILDIRECTORarm's length
- FORTINI-BURROWS, ROSANNEDIRECTORarm's length
- GILLIS, DONALDDIRECTORarm's length
- KATZENBERG, ANNEDIRECTORarm's length
- MACKAY, LIZDIRECTOR
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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