Action Dignity Society
Charitable organizationCommunity resource·915 33 STREET NE · CALGARY, AB · T2A 6T2·BN 897859609RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
75¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
25%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.4 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$2.5M
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 Action Dignity Society?
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Is Action Dignity Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 897859609RR0001. 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 Action Dignity Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 915 33 STREET NE, CALGARY, AB, T2A 6T2. Source.
What does Action Dignity Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "LEAD (Leadership Engagement Action & Development) for Change 2: promotes racial equity & inclusion in public systems & policies & address systemic inequitiesin public institutions government & service eco-systems to enhance full economic social and civic participationof racialized people. Collaboration and…" Full program description.
How much of Action Dignity Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 75¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Action Dignity Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $2.5M (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
LEAD (Leadership Engagement Action & Development) for Change 2: promotes racial equity & inclusion in public systems & policies & address systemic inequitiesin public institutions government & service eco-systems to enhance full economic social and civic participationof racialized people. Collaboration and Commitment towards Racial Equity (CORE): The project aims to support strengthen and sustain communities to build the necessary civic infrastructure to confront and dismantle racism in Calgary. Youth PLACE 2: ActionDignity seeks to combine the BLACK program with its Youth P.L.A.C.E 2 (… Show more
LEAD (Leadership Engagement Action & Development) for Change 2: promotes racial equity & inclusion in public systems & policies & address systemic inequitiesin public institutions government & service eco-systems to enhance full economic social and civic participationof racialized people. Collaboration and Commitment towards Racial Equity (CORE): The project aims to support strengthen and sustain communities to build the necessary civic infrastructure to confront and dismantle racism in Calgary. Youth PLACE 2: ActionDignity seeks to combine the BLACK program with its Youth P.L.A.C.E 2 (Platform for Learning Action and Civic Engagement) to deliver leadership skills development activities to Black and Racialized youth. BLACK (Becoming Leaders Acquiring Critical Knowledge) Youth Project: A collaborative project for Black youth in Calgary the BLACK Project infuses arts in its work & focuses on personal growth & development beyond school. BRAVE Workers 2 (BW2) project aims at empowering racialized essential workers on their rights and improving workplace safety through community engagement and transformative systems change and policy advocacy. PROJECT WEAVE: Addressing systemic barriers to mental health and well-being among racialized community members in Calgary.
New programs
Women's Program: ActionDignity will build capacity of several grassroots community organizations to advance gender equality. Building Connected Communities: the ABCD approach focuses on community strengths to better equip Calgarians to create local opportunities and to meet their shared objective in their communities. Cultural Heritage Initiatives Program: This program is preserving and sharing the cultural heritage of Indigenous and ethnocultural communities across Alberta. Women Engagement and Empowerment Project (WEE): Building the capacity of an organization or community involves strengthe… Show more
Women's Program: ActionDignity will build capacity of several grassroots community organizations to advance gender equality. Building Connected Communities: the ABCD approach focuses on community strengths to better equip Calgarians to create local opportunities and to meet their shared objective in their communities. Cultural Heritage Initiatives Program: This program is preserving and sharing the cultural heritage of Indigenous and ethnocultural communities across Alberta. Women Engagement and Empowerment Project (WEE): Building the capacity of an organization or community involves strengthening the resources capabilities knowledge of a group with the end goal of strengthening that group’s ability to achieve its mission and vision and increase its measurable impact
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.
75¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 75¢ 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 75¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
25%
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
0.4 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)$2.5M
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 ↗
29%
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
2%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
29%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
69%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $1.4M | 69¢ | 31% | 1.1 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $1.7M | 71¢ | 29% | 0.3 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $2.2M | 74¢ | 26% | 0.1 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $2.5M | 76¢ | 24% | 0.3 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $1.8M | 95¢ | 5% | 0.3 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $2.5M | 75¢ | 25% | 0.4 yr |
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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
11 directors reported · 11 of 11at arm's length
- NAKAO, HIROKOCHAIRarm's length
- SULTAN, ARSAIMACHAIRarm's length
- SAYSON, ASHLEYSECRETARYarm's length
- BISSOU, ERNESTINETREASURERarm's length
- SANKARAN, RAMDIRECTORarm's length
- KHAN, MAIMUNADIRECTORarm's length
- CHOWDHURY, TURINDIRECTORarm's length
- YU, MARGARETVice Chairarm's length
- ALAM, TANVIRDIRECTORarm's length
- Alcaraz, NellieDirectorarm's length
- Yuen, WendyDirectorarm'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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