RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ACTIVITIES FOR LIFE (REAL) FOUNDATION
Charitable organizationTeaching institutions·310 BROADVIEW RD · SHERWOOD PARK, AB · T8H 1A4·BN 866371339RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-11-30
Cents to cause T1
1359¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
794%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
1.3 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$52K
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
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 ↗.
Common questions
How do I donate to Religious Education Activities for Life (Real) Foundation?
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Is Religious Education Activities for Life (Real) Foundation a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 866371339RR0001. 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 Religious Education Activities for Life (Real) Foundation located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 310 BROADVIEW RD, SHERWOOD PARK, AB, T8H 1A4. Source.
What does Religious Education Activities for Life (Real) Foundation do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "The Religious Education Activities for Life (REAL) Foundation continues to provide financial support for the faith development activities for students and staff of Elk Island Catholic Schools (EICS) in the communities of Camrose Fort Saskatchewan Strathcona County and Vegreville Alberta. These activities include…" Full program description.
How much of Religious Education Activities for Life (Real) Foundation's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 1359¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Religious Education Activities for Life (Real) Foundation?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $52K (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
The Religious Education Activities for Life (REAL) Foundation continues to provide financial support for the faith development activities for students and staff of Elk Island Catholic Schools (EICS) in the communities of Camrose Fort Saskatchewan Strathcona County and Vegreville Alberta. These activities include but are not limited to religious education in-services for school staff motivational/spiritual speakers and presentations in all schools religious retreats for staff and students and religious conferences in student leadership and faith formation. None of the preceding activitie… Show more
The Religious Education Activities for Life (REAL) Foundation continues to provide financial support for the faith development activities for students and staff of Elk Island Catholic Schools (EICS) in the communities of Camrose Fort Saskatchewan Strathcona County and Vegreville Alberta. These activities include but are not limited to religious education in-services for school staff motivational/spiritual speakers and presentations in all schools religious retreats for staff and students and religious conferences in student leadership and faith formation. None of the preceding activities are funded through any other source of financing received by the school district. In addition the REAL Foundation sponsors 6 Christian Leadership Scholarships for graduating students.
New programs
The REAL Foundation has recently begun to provide financial support for the Greatful Advocates for Catholic Education (GrACE) program within the EICS district. The GrACE program operates in Catholic school jurisdictions throughout the province of Alberta to also support the faith development of students through contests and development programs. However GrACE has no fund raising function.
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.
1359¢
As filed: 1359¢ 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; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
794%
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
1.3 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 (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% 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)$52K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)86%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
0%
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
86%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
14%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-30 | $46K | — | 40% | — |
| 2020-11-30 | $6K | 94¢ | 6% | 2.6 yr |
| 2021-11-30 | $41K | 58¢ | 41% | 3.1 yr |
| 2022-11-30 | $50K | 59¢ | 4% | — |
| 2023-11-30 | $47K | 62¢ | 3% | — |
| 2024-11-30 | $52K | 1359¢✱ | 794% | 1.3 yr |
| 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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Board of directors
9 directors reported · 9 of 9at arm's length
- KORNDER, DAVID FDIRECTOR - CHAIRarm's length
- RETALLACK, JAMES ADIRECTOR - TREASURERarm's length
- SKUBAN, DAVE ADIRECTORarm's length
- BASKA, Kevin ADIRECTORarm's length
- CYRE, RAYMOND EDIRECTORarm's length
- MOUYOIS, JOCELYN MDIRECTOR - COMMUNICATIONSarm's length
- WISPINSKI, Lisa ADIRECTOR - SECRETARYarm's length
- MARCEAU, Donald PDIRECTORarm's length
- Guerin, Theresa JDirector - Communicationsarm'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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