ROWAN HOUSE SOCIETY
Charitable organizationCommunity resource·PO BOX 5121 STN MAIN · HIGH RIVER, AB · T1V 1M3·BN 899496707RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
85¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
15%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.9 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$2.6M
Charity Intelligence ★★★★ B · T2
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Common questions
How do I donate to Rowan House Society?
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Is Rowan House Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 899496707RR0001. 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 Rowan House Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 5121 STN MAIN, HIGH RIVER, AB, T1V 1M3. Source.
What does Rowan House Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "EMERGENCY SHELTER- EMERGENCY / CRISIS SHELTER OPERATIONS FOR 24 BED CAPACITY HOUSING 24 WOMEN AND CHILDREN LEAVING ABUSIVE SITUATIONS. OUTREACH PROGRAM – OUTREACH PROGRAMMING TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY CHILDREN’S PROGRAM - CHILDREN’S PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC ABUSE 24-HOUR SUPPORT LINE…" Full program description.
How much of Rowan House Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 85¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Rowan House Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $2.6M (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
EMERGENCY SHELTER- EMERGENCY / CRISIS SHELTER OPERATIONS FOR 24 BED CAPACITY HOUSING 24 WOMEN AND CHILDREN LEAVING ABUSIVE SITUATIONS. OUTREACH PROGRAM – OUTREACH PROGRAMMING TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY CHILDREN’S PROGRAM - CHILDREN’S PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC ABUSE 24-HOUR SUPPORT LINE PREVENTATIVE EDUCATION – PREVENTATIVE EDUCATION TO COMMUNITY INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN COURT SUPPORT 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. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
85¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 85¢ 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 85¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
15%
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
0.9 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)$2.6M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)15%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
60%
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
15%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
60%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
24%
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 | $2.1M | 84¢ | 16% | 0.6 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $2.1M | 87¢ | 13% | 0.8 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $2.5M | 88¢ | 12% | 1.1 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $2.5M | 83¢ | 17% | 1 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $2.5M | 84¢ | 16% | 0.7 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $2.6M | 85¢ | 15% | 0.9 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)
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Overall rating
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence★★★★
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Results reporting
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceB
How well the charity reports its own results (A+ to F).
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Demonstrated impact
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
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Board of directors
10 directors reported · 10 of 10at arm's length
- BONTER, STEPHANIEDIRECTORarm's length
- BURTON, ELIZABETHDIRECTORarm's length
- CHRISTIANSON, STACEYSECRETARYarm's length
- RUFFLE, SARAHTREASURERarm's length
- POOLE, CORRYINTERIM CHAIRarm's length
- TULLOCH, CHRISCHAIRarm's length
- DICKSON, LAURADIRECTORarm's length
- BEUNDER, KRISTIVICE CHAIRarm's length
- JAGBANDHANSING, MARINADIRECTORarm's length
- SOLDAN, LINETTEDIRECTORarm'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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