Alberta Association For Better Communities
Charitable organizationCore health care·75 ST MORITZ TERR SW · CALGARY, AB · T3H 5Y1·BN 860325323RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Our facilities and programs are designed to bring understanding and truth to an individual to realizing the completion of their journey to wholeness and well being. Our model of approaching mental wellness recovery is to unearth the root causes taking a holistic whole-life approach to change and acknowledging the profound opportunity that healing provides in a person’s life to rediscover their true self.? Our community focused model helps to heal the mind guide the heart connect to the soul and build discovery of self. Through a root cause approach to healing trauma recovery is possible… Show more
Our facilities and programs are designed to bring understanding and truth to an individual to realizing the completion of their journey to wholeness and well being. Our model of approaching mental wellness recovery is to unearth the root causes taking a holistic whole-life approach to change and acknowledging the profound opportunity that healing provides in a person’s life to rediscover their true self.? Our community focused model helps to heal the mind guide the heart connect to the soul and build discovery of self. Through a root cause approach to healing trauma recovery is possible with our model that supports wholeness. ? Our programs utilize the body-mind-soul connection in addressing brain development emotional regulation connection to self creating and connecting to passions and building routine. ? We believe substance abuse and other addictions are not the substance or behavior as much as the situations and traumas that led to the destructive behaviors. ? We host meetings that are about connection. ? We provide training in meaningful connection conversation and relationships. ?
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)82¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 82¢ 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)18%
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)0.3 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)$220K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)51%
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)4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-30 | $23K | — | — | — |
| 2020-06-30 | $135K | 54¢ | 46% | 3 yr |
| 2021-06-30 | $115K | 92¢ | 8% | 0.3 yr |
| 2022-06-30 | $147K | 0¢ | 0% | — |
| 2023-06-30 | $160K | 74¢ | 25% | 0.1 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $220K | 82¢ | 18% | 0.3 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
9 directors reported · 8 of 9at arm's length
- Snow, SueChairarm's length
- Rowe, WandaTreasurerarm's length
- Gilmour, Lianaarm's length
- Hassen, Hillaryarm's length
- Williscroft, TylerDirectorarm's length
- Snow, RyanCo-Founder/Program Advisornot at arm's length
- Brandi, SunleyDirectorarm's length
- Ferriere, Arwenarm's length
- Soltys, Kathyarm'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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