CALGARY CHAMBER OF VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS
Charitable organizationCommunity resource·101 - 105 12 AVE SE · CALGARY, AB · T2G 1A1·BN 868004706RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-04-30
Cents to cause T1
80¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
20%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
1.8 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$1.5M
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 Chamber of Voluntary Organizations?
You can search for it on CanadaHelps or give directly through its own website. Charity Compass never handles your money — we only link out to where you can give.
Is Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 868004706RR0001. 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 Chamber of Voluntary Organizations located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 101 - 105 12 AVE SE, CALGARY, AB, T2G 1A1. Source.
What does Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Conducted and disseminated research about the non-profit sector. Convened and organized meetings and workshops on topical issues related to the nonprofit sector. This included a variety of seminars covering topics such as human resources work integrated learning and democratic engagement. We also convened a number…" Full program description.
How much of Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 80¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $1.5M (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
Conducted and disseminated research about the non-profit sector. Convened and organized meetings and workshops on topical issues related to the nonprofit sector. This included a variety of seminars covering topics such as human resources work integrated learning and democratic engagement. We also convened a number of communities of practice and hosted a conference. Represented the perspective of Calgary's and Alberta’s nonprofit community on municipal provincial and federal issues through legislative review submissions; pre-budget submissions; and participation in various working groups an… Show more
Conducted and disseminated research about the non-profit sector. Convened and organized meetings and workshops on topical issues related to the nonprofit sector. This included a variety of seminars covering topics such as human resources work integrated learning and democratic engagement. We also convened a number of communities of practice and hosted a conference. Represented the perspective of Calgary's and Alberta’s nonprofit community on municipal provincial and federal issues through legislative review submissions; pre-budget submissions; and participation in various working groups and advisory tables. Worked with government and private sector to promote understanding of the nonprofit sector and address cross cutting issues such as the Alberta nonprofit and voluntary sector initiative (ANVSI) and the Revenue Canada Charitable Tax Advisory Working Group. Acted as an information clearinghouse and resource centre through channels such as bi-weekly e-newsletter; digital data portals (The Nonprofit Vote ABNN); our website; and various social media platforms. Administered the Boland Survey a national survey on compensation and human resources practices across the non-profit sector and Reach Hire a nonprofit job board for Calgary and area.
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.
80¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 80¢ 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 80¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
20%
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
1.8 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)$1.5M
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 ↗
21%
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
21%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
79%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-30 | $1.7M | 76¢ | 24% | 0.6 yr |
| 2020-04-30 | $1.3M | 72¢ | 28% | 0.7 yr |
| 2021-04-30 | $1.3M | 67¢ | 33% | 1.6 yr |
| 2022-04-30 | $1.2M | 78¢ | 22% | 1.6 yr |
| 2023-04-30 | $1.3M | 81¢ | 19% | 1.5 yr |
| 2024-04-30 | $1.5M | 80¢ | 20% | 1.8 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
12 directors reported · 12 of 12at arm's length
- Morgan, ChristyDirectorarm's length
- Ryu, Jung-SukDirectorarm's length
- Daniels, JerilynnDirectorarm's length
- Ball, KarenPresident & CEOarm's length
- Elbers, CyrilPast Chairarm's length
- Juliano, GregoryChairarm's length
- Barrett, RyanTreasurerarm's length
- Johansson, BjornVice Chairarm's length
- Razavi, EsmahanDirectorarm's length
- Daniels, JerilynnSecretaryarm's length
- Amonson, LisaDirectorarm's length
- Durojaiye, MargaretDirectorarm'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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