BRIDGES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Charitable organizationEducational organizations (n.e.c.)·270 VALLEY SPRINGS TERR NW · CALGARY, AB · T3B 5P8·BN 883401507RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Bridges Social Development continued executing the Unveiling Youth Potential Leadership development approach with Indigenous and BIPOC communities in Calgary and the surrounding area. Our programs focused on in person and online facilitation with youth and community-based partners follow-up mentorship support to youth and young adults with volunteer and staff mentors and hosting online events focused on youth leadership and social entrepreneurship development and sharing their stories and voices with the broader community. We maintained relationships with several program partners including S… Show more
Bridges Social Development continued executing the Unveiling Youth Potential Leadership development approach with Indigenous and BIPOC communities in Calgary and the surrounding area. Our programs focused on in person and online facilitation with youth and community-based partners follow-up mentorship support to youth and young adults with volunteer and staff mentors and hosting online events focused on youth leadership and social entrepreneurship development and sharing their stories and voices with the broader community. We maintained relationships with several program partners including Siksika Employment and Training Siksika Health Stoney Nation Job Resource Center SOS Congo and Nakoda Youth Council. Our annual ‘A Youth Explosion’ was postponed due the ongoing pandemic but we began doing some work towards a return of the event for 2023. We continued the Indigenous Rising Treaty 7 (IRT7) Youth Change Leadership community with an in person retreat for youth leaders from across Treaty 7 and other connecting and leadership events. Bridges Social Development began a new joint venture and partnership with Experience Howl offering a leadership development semester program to youth from across Canada in the Bow Valley Area. Canada Bridges supported fund program and organizational development as well as facilitation and youth project support to the program.
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)10%
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)0.1 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)$579K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)2%
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)7%
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 | $440K | 93¢ | 7% | 0.5 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $508K | 88¢ | 12% | 0.9 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $627K | 89¢ | 11% | 1.1 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $600K | 92¢ | 8% | 0.9 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $659K | 0¢ | 7% | 362.7 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $579K | 90¢ | 10% | 0.1 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)
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
- SMITH, CURTISTREASURERarm's length
- SHERBANUIK, KALLISTACO-CHAIRarm's length
- SIAU-PING BALLA, CYNTHIADIRECTORarm's length
- THURSTON, DONDIRECTORarm's length
- LADHANI, SHELIZADIRECTORarm's length
- FIRST CHARGER, LEVIDIRECTORarm's length
- AYOUNGMAN, BRITTANYDIRECTORarm's length
- RYDER, KRISTIN RYDERDIRECTORarm'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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