PRO BONO LAW ALBERTA SOCIETY
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·1900 - 840 7 AVE SW · CALGARY, AB · T2P 3G2·BN 851669796RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
PRO BONO LAW ALBERTA SOCIETY (PBLA) IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION THAT ENGAGES THE LEGAL COMMUNITY TO INCREASE ACCESS TO PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES FOR ALBERTANS IN NEED THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS COURT-BASED PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO DEVELOP PRO BONO PROGRAMS IN THE LEGAL SECTOR.
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)58¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 58¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
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)42%
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)0.8 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)$867K
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 ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $662K | — | — | — |
| 2020-03-31 | $679K | 71¢ | 29% | 0.6 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $653K | 80¢ | 20% | 0.9 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $661K | 86¢ | 14% | 0.9 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $726K | 68¢ | 32% | 1.1 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $867K | 58¢ | 42% | 0.8 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 ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
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Board of directors
13 directors reported · 13 of 13at arm's length
- FELLOWES, KARENPRESIDENTarm's length
- MA, EDVICE-PRESIDENTarm's length
- NELSON, STEVETREASURERarm's length
- CARLSON, ELEANORSECRETARYarm's length
- ILOCHONWU, KENEBENCHERarm's length
- ANDERSON, BRETTDIRECTORarm's length
- CHAN, HSIU-RANYANDIRECTORarm's length
- HANEBURY, JUDITHDIRECTORarm's length
- BICANIC, MARIJADIRECTORarm's length
- PHILIP, ROBERTDIRECTORarm's length
Show all 13 directors
- NEILSON, ROBERTDIRECTORarm's length
- VANDERSCHAEGHE, SHAY JDIRECTORarm's length
- MAHMOOD, USMANDIRECTORarm'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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