PROVIDING AVENUES TO HOPE SOCIETY
Charitable organizationCommunity resource·P.O.BOX 76155 MILLRISE RPO · CALGARY, AB · T2Y 2Z9·BN 869570549RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
We address and prevent specific problems faced by those experiencing hardships due to such circumstances as domestic violence loss of housing natural disasters financial distress and personal and/or family crisis. This is delivered through two main programs: a) Domestic Violence Response Program - Offers affordable personal protection empowerment and safety solutions to those living in the community and identified as being at high risk of domestic/relational violence and/or stalking. This includes services such as safety planning threat assessments security/monitoring equipment and inst… Show more
We address and prevent specific problems faced by those experiencing hardships due to such circumstances as domestic violence loss of housing natural disasters financial distress and personal and/or family crisis. This is delivered through two main programs: a) Domestic Violence Response Program - Offers affordable personal protection empowerment and safety solutions to those living in the community and identified as being at high risk of domestic/relational violence and/or stalking. This includes services such as safety planning threat assessments security/monitoring equipment and installations panic and personal safety devices self-defence training assessment and technical interventions for cyberstalking and cyber safety. This program also works collaboratively with domestic violence shelters and outreach programs policing agencies and service agencies providing our expertise for consultations and presentations as well as to provide security and cyber audits and assessment of facilities and to raise awareness in the area of domestic violence etc. b) Compassion and Care Program - Assists people identified as being in distress or marginalized and who haven't been able to access sufficient support in the community to meet their essential needs such as food clothing shelter healthcare and safety. We help clients access existing supports in the community and needed resources to stabilize their situation.
New programs
None
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)81¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 81¢ 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)19%
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)0.2 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)$160K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)48%
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)37%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $38K | 89¢ | 11% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $63K | 90¢ | 10% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $56K | 95¢ | 5% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $156K | 95¢ | 5% | 0.8 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $115K | 85¢ | 15% | 0.6 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $160K | 81¢ | 19% | 0.2 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)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
Board of directors
8 directors reported · 8 of 8at arm's length
- Bengtsson, Cécile CChairperson/Vice Chairpersonarm's length
- Bradbury, Rebecka LChairpersonarm's length
- Carter, Ralph KSecretary/Secretary Treasurerarm's length
- Stanojevic, DraganaDirectorarm's length
- Giovanetto, Laura JTreasurerarm's length
- Mandan, Erin VDirectorarm's length
- Szumilas, Jeff LDirector/Vice Chairpersonarm's length
- Fuller, MarciaDirectorarm'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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