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Registered as THE FRIENDS OF THE NORTHERN ALBERTA INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL SOCIETY
$171,492
$198,215
It spent $26,723 more than it took in, drawing down the difference. Neither is good or bad on its own — charities hold reserves, run capital campaigns, and spend down endowments, and the return does not say which.
| Year | Money in | Money out |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $380K | $400K |
| 2018 | $413K | $414K |
| 2019487-day period | $3K | -$4K |
| 2020 | $282K | $127K |
| 2021 | $107K | $139K |
| 2022 | $257K | $233K |
| 2023 | $159K | $246K |
| 2024 | $171K | $198K |
The period marked above (2019) did not cover about twelve months. A charity that changes its fiscal year end files a shorter or longer transitional return, so a figure for that period is smaller or larger because of its length — not because the charity did less or more.
| What it went on | CRA line | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charitable programs | 5000 | $189,862 | 95.8% |
| Management and administration | 5010 | $1,992 | 1.0% |
| Fundraising | 5020 | $4,939 | 2.5% |
| Not allocated to a line | $1,422 | 0.7% | |
| Total expenditures excluding gifts | 4950 | $198,215 |
The reported lines do not add up to the total. The difference is spending the charity did not assign to any of them — the CRA return treats these lines as optional components of the total, not as a complete breakdown of it.
The Friends of the Northern Alberta International Children's Festival Society reported spending 95.8% of its expenditure on charitable programs. Among the 3,143 charities registered under foundations that reported the same line for 2024, the middle of the range is 71.5%, and this charity sits at the 76th percentile — above 76% of them.
That is a position in a distribution, not a verdict. Charities allocate costs differently on the same form, and a lower share often reflects how a return was filled in rather than how the money was spent. The cohort counts only charities that reported this line — about a quarter of the register does not, and they are not in the comparison at all.
The most recent return this charity has filed — not its position today. Charities have six months to file and the CRA publishes annually.
These are the charity’s own figures. A surprising figure is at least as likely to be a filing error as a finding.
This site cannot confirm whether 857793236 RR 0001 is registered today. Its filings are public open data; current registration status is not, and the CRA’s own listing is the only authoritative source. Check this charity on the CRA Charities Listing.
Source: Canada Revenue Agency — List of charities (T3010). Data current as of 2024 filing year. Filed by the charity and not audited by the CRA. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.