SOUTHWEST ALBERTA SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE CENTRE
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·BOX 1297 · 696 KETTLES STREET · PINCHER CREEK, AB · T0K 1W0·BN 869869602RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
SASCI contracts & assists a Community Grant Specialist (now supported with municipal funds) who provides grant research and application services to local government & non-government organizations that support community & economic development. We provide an administrator & accounting program to share with various community groups (Agents). SASCI connects community to online workshops for non-profits. SASCI provides oversight/operational assistance to Agents: Grassland Restoration Forum focuses on reclamation and environmental sustainability activities related to native grasslands for practitio… Show more
SASCI contracts & assists a Community Grant Specialist (now supported with municipal funds) who provides grant research and application services to local government & non-government organizations that support community & economic development. We provide an administrator & accounting program to share with various community groups (Agents). SASCI connects community to online workshops for non-profits. SASCI provides oversight/operational assistance to Agents: Grassland Restoration Forum focuses on reclamation and environmental sustainability activities related to native grasslands for practitioners industry and policy makers including field seminars webinars conferences and publications to teach current practice management techniques; Maker Centre has a drop-in program to develop child/youth skills with experiential learning/mentoring in energy robotics and digital tech applications; Outdoor Recreation Coalition of Alberta builds community among outdoor users mediates disputes among disparate sectors and connects to the decision-makers; Pincher Creek Health Professional Attraction & Retention Society plans activities & provides gifts of appreciation to local healthcare workers to improve morale and encourage medical staff to reside in the area; Pincher Creek Early Learning Centre provides a venue and activities for education and engagement of young families.
New programs
SASCI supported an Energy Specialist who hosted a series of workshops in which community members learned about energy: where it comes from infrastructure how it is billed and how to make a home energy efficient. 2022-2024 SASCI contracted a Fund Development Specialist to research and set up a Community 'Ripple' Fund under the Lethbridge Foundation. This fund is almost ready to accept donations from local donors & philanthropists.
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)90¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 90¢ 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)9%
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)1 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)$262K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)1%
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)61%
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 | $317K | 95¢ | 5% | 1.4 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $154K | 92¢ | 8% | 1.5 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $235K | 91¢ | 9% | 1 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $322K | 90¢ | 10% | 0.8 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $269K | 805¢✱ | 19% | 0.1 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $262K | 90¢ | 9% | 1 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
7 directors reported · 7 of 7at arm's length
- VAN LEEUWEN, JAMESChairperson / Directorarm's length
- VAN KOUGHNETT, KEVIN CJCVice-Chair / Directorarm's length
- SIMMONS, DAVID CJCSecretary-Treasurerarm's length
- CRAWFORD, DANDirector / Vice-Chairpersonarm's length
- HOLLY, STEVEDIRECTORarm's length
- EVERTS, MARIEDIRECTORarm's length
- Wuth, BrettChairpersonarm'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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