Skip to content
Canadian charitiesMostly funded, not a grantmaker — see who funds it →

Edmonton, AB · Public foundation

United Way of the Alberta Capital Region

United Way of the Alberta Capital Region invests resources in specific programs and community-building activities with an emphasis on addressing the needs of the most vulnerable in our society.

C$1.6M
Granted FY2024still arriving
769
Grants FY2024still arriving
13
Regions reached
C$134k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your edgeRead
04Your fieldRead
01What you fund
01FY2024 · 769 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under C$10k739 grants · C$716k
  • C$10k–50k27 grants · C$601k
  • C$50k–250k3 grants · C$264k
C$386
Median grant
13
Regions reached
C$22M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
United Way of Calgary & AreaC$133,931
Stollery Children's Hospital FoundationC$73,347
United Way of Fort McMurray and Wood BuffaloC$56,435
Edmonton Gleaners Association -C$44,870
Alberta Cancer FoundationC$43,275
Youth Empowerment & Support ServicesC$42,354
United Way of British ColumbiaC$40,174
Healthpartners CanadaC$37,631
Edmonton Community FoundationC$36,544
United Way of Central Alberta SocietyC$36,355
Edmonton Humane Society for theC$29,090
Boyle Street Services SocietyC$27,372
Bissell CentreC$25,373
Hope MissionC$19,762
Bent Arrow Traditional Healing SocietyC$19,571
02The need
02

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Where your grant dollars land — at home and around the world.

Which regions your grants reach

Alberta
C$87M
Ontario
C$3.6M
British Columbia
C$1.1M
Saskatchewan
C$306k
New Brunswick
C$211k
Quebec
C$150k
Manitoba
C$135k
Nova Scotia
C$36k
Northwest Territories
C$21k
Newfoundland and Labrador
C$16k
Prince Edward Island
C$11k
Nunavut
C$3k
Yukon
C$608

Grants placed by each grantee’s location, read from the T3010 filings.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

98%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
C$93M · 1423 repeat orgsC$2.3M to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +25% since the first grant, against +18% for the ones you funded once.

1423 repeat relationships — 673 still active in FY2024, 750 since wound down; 65 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

1423
512

Total granted

C$93M
C$2.2M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+25%
+18%

Still filing today

94%
83%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; C$84k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as “new.”

Backed again, and grew

  • TF
    THE FAMILY CENTRE OF NORTHERN ALBERTA (ASSOCIATION)
    7× · 2017–2024 · C$14M · revenue +35%
  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF EDMONTON & AR
    8× · 2017–2024 · C$10M · revenue +29% · 26% of their budget
  • EC
    EDMONTON CITY CENTRE CHURCH CORPORATION
    8× · 2017–2024 · C$4.7M · revenue +31%

Funded once

  • WS
    Westend Seniors Activity Centregraduated
    one grant, 2021 · C$100k · revenue +43%
  • CC
    COMPASS CENTRE FOR SEXUAL WELLNESS
    one grant, 2017 · C$98k
  • PA
    P A L S - PROJECT ADULT LITERACY SOCIETY
    one grant, 2017 · C$95k

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent CRA filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matches that aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Alberta Foundation for Health Research

Alberta foundation for health research supports health research projects that are provinvial in scope which impact and originate but are beyond the scope of alberta innovates - health solutions

—
2
Help a Buddy Fund

We financially support registered charitable animal welfare groups in Alberta by offering monetary grants and joint fundraising efforts to those who have programs in place to support animals in need of long-term rehabilitation of a year or…

—
3
Alberta Public Health Association

Provide public health information to members of the public provide public health professional and student engagement opportunities in public health and promote health protection initiatives

—
4
South Alberta Fasd Society

1. Program to promote health by providing support services such as individual support plan development coping and life skills coaching family and caregiver training and crisis intervention for individuals affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum…

—
5
The Calgary Fetal Alcohol Network: an Alberta Society

The calgary fetal alcohol network offers fetal alcohol spectrum disorder ('fasd') services through it's partner agencies. three training and education workshops are offered by staff and volunteer educators tailored for the audience.…

—
6
Central Alberta Fasd Society

Assessment-and-diagnosis-of-fasd community-outreach-and-support restorative-justice-program education-and-prevention parent-and-child-assistance-program fasd-coaching-partnership emotional-support-groups

—
7
Alberta Spine Foundation

The objective of the asf is to advance the delivery of spine care in alberta through innovative clinical care focused education and academic collaboration.

—
8
Calgary Eye Foundation

Foundation supports calgary's ophthalmology program through enhanced education research and program development.

—
9
Hockey Alberta Foundation

The hockey alberta foundation supports numerous charities/qualified donees to assist in helping kids families and communities access equipment programs mentorship and leadership development with the goal of providing opportunities for kids…

—
10
Beam Foundation

BEAM Foundation is a not-for-profit foundation dedicated to improving the mental health and wellbeing of kids & youth in Calgary Alberta. Our mission is to provide accessible and affordable wellness programs to children and youth who are…

—
11
Variety-the Children's Charity of Alberta Association

The charity supports children who are living with disabilities and specialized needs in our communities. Through education advocacy direct support and community outreach we support children who are facing physical developmental emotional…

—
12
The Calgary Foundation

The Calgary Foundation carried out its charitable purpose through the ongoing administration of its granting programs. While the Foundation provides grants to support charitable activity across the entire sector it has a particular focus…

—

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Camrose Neighbor Aid Center Inc. and the most unlike its peers is Free Korean Dogs. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

03the grantee network

1908 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2024.

Each one resolved to its own CRA returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2024, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 1908 of the 2,000 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

28
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
517
Early backer (in before they grew)
1810/1908
Grantees still filing
1279/1908
Grew since you first funded

Showing your 200 largest grantees by grant value.

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%C$100kC$1.0MC$10MC$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetTHE FAMILY CENTRE OF NORTHERN ALBERTA (ASSOCIATION) — C$13,968,827 over 7y, 13% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF EDMONTON & AR — C$10,215,351 over 8y, 26% of budgetEDMONTON CITY CENTRE CHURCH CORPORATION — C$4,717,253 over 8y, 4.2% of budgetCANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION-EDMONTON REGION — C$3,975,106 over 8y, 18% of budgetBissell Centre — C$2,697,756 over 8y, 5.0% of budgetUnited Way of Calgary & Area — C$2,419,079 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetTHE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF EDMONTON — C$2,154,197 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetThe University of Alberta — C$1,991,560 over 8y, 14% of budgetEdmonton John Howard Society — C$1,928,432 over 8y, 3.6% of budgetY.E.S.S.:YOUTH EMERGENCY SHELTER SOCIETY OF EDMONTON — C$1,746,433 over 8y, 6.7% of budgetTerra Centre for Teen Parents — C$1,737,391 over 8y, 7.0% of budgetSexual Assault Centre of Edmonton — C$1,620,207 over 8y, 63% of budgetOperation Friendship Seniors Society — C$1,605,494 over 8y, 5.9% of budgetYoung Women'S Christian Association Of Edmonton — C$1,549,949 over 8y, 2.8% of budgetCONNECT SOCIETY - DEAFNESS, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY & FAMILY SER — C$1,308,540 over 8y, 7.0% of budgetEDMONTON SOCIAL PLANNING COUNCIL — C$1,261,715 over 8y, 57% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY SERVICES — C$1,190,033 over 8y, 9.9% of budgetNORWOOD CHILD & FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE — C$1,151,104 over 8y, 5.0% of budgetCENTRE FOR FAMILY LITERACY SOCIETY OF ALBERTA — C$1,082,080 over 8y, 16% of budgetEdmonton Gleaners Association - Edmonton Food Bank — C$1,053,843 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetBent Arrow Traditional Healing Society — C$991,045 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetTHE UNITED WAY OF FORT MCMURRAY — C$948,005 over 8y, 4.5% of budgetThe Elizabeth Fry Society of Edmonton Alberta — C$928,876 over 8y, 12% of budgetSPINAL CORD INJURY ASSOCIATION ALBERTA — C$925,962 over 8y, 9.4% of budgetBOYLE STREET SERVICE SOCIETY — C$910,909 over 8y, 2.0% of budgetSTOLLERY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION — C$907,167 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetSage Seniors Association — C$803,388 over 8y, 11% of budgetEdmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers — C$781,516 over 8y, 1.4% of budgetThe Canadian National Institute for the Blind L'institut nat — C$776,725 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetGateway Association for Community Living — C$679,061 over 8y, 12% of budgetKARA FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE — C$678,264 over 8y, 16% of budgetCentre To End All Sexual Exploitation (CEASE) — C$663,259 over 8y, 15% of budgetTHE EDMONTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — C$598,198 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetAlberta Cancer Foundation — C$560,579 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetFort Saskatchewan Boys & Girls Club — C$553,673 over 8y, 9.9% of budgetUNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ALBERTA SOCIETY — C$547,740 over 8y, 3.9% of budgetSTRATHCONA SHELTER SOCIETY LTD. — C$517,773 over 8y, 4.2% of budgetThe Today Family Violence Help Centre — C$509,380 over 8y, 14% of budgetP A L S - Project Adult Literacy Society — C$508,740 over 7y, 24% of budgetSt. Albert Family Resource Centre — C$507,316 over 8y, 11% of budgetLeduc & District Food Bank Association — C$468,051 over 8y, 2.9% of budgetTHE CANADIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY LA SOCIÉTÉ CANADIENNE DE LA C — C$453,478 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetHEALTHPARTNERS CANADA/PARTENEIRESANTÉ CANADA — C$441,556 over 8y, 1.4% of budgetEDMONTON HUMANE SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANI — C$421,195 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF THE LOWER MAINLAND — C$413,730 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Leduc — C$409,751 over 8y, 15% of budgetSt. Albert Community Village and Food Bank Society — C$358,921 over 8y, 12% of budgetAboriginal Counselling Services of Alberta — C$331,961 over 7y, 7.2% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds THE FAMILY CENTRE OF NORTHERN ALBERTA (ASSOCIATION) ↗
  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF EDMONTON & AR ↗
  • Who funds EDMONTON CITY CENTRE CHURCH CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION-EDMONTON REGION ↗
  • Who funds Bissell Centre ↗
  • Who funds United Way of Calgary & Area ↗
  • Who funds THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF EDMONTON ↗
  • Who funds The University of Alberta ↗
  • Who funds Edmonton John Howard Society ↗
  • Who funds Y.E.S.S.:YOUTH EMERGENCY SHELTER SOCIETY OF EDMONTON ↗
  • Who funds Terra Centre for Teen Parents ↗
  • Who funds Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton ↗
  • Who funds Operation Friendship Seniors Society ↗
  • Who funds Young Women'S Christian Association Of Edmonton ↗
  • Who funds CONNECT SOCIETY - DEAFNESS, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY & FAMILY SER ↗
  • Who funds EDMONTON SOCIAL PLANNING COUNCIL ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds NORWOOD CHILD & FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE ↗
  • Who funds CENTRE FOR FAMILY LITERACY SOCIETY OF ALBERTA ↗
  • Who funds Edmonton Gleaners Association - Edmonton Food Bank ↗
  • Who funds Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society ↗
  • Who funds THE UNITED WAY OF FORT MCMURRAY ↗
  • Who funds The Elizabeth Fry Society of Edmonton Alberta ↗
  • Who funds SPINAL CORD INJURY ASSOCIATION ALBERTA ↗
  • Who funds BOYLE STREET SERVICE SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds STOLLERY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Sage Seniors Association ↗
  • Who funds Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers ↗
  • Who funds The Canadian National Institute for the Blind L'institut nat ↗
  • Who funds Gateway Association for Community Living ↗
  • Who funds KARA FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE ↗
  • Who funds Centre To End All Sexual Exploitation (CEASE) ↗
  • Who funds THE EDMONTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Alberta Cancer Foundation ↗
  • Who funds Fort Saskatchewan Boys & Girls Club ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ALBERTA SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds STRATHCONA SHELTER SOCIETY LTD. ↗
  • Who funds The Today Family Violence Help Centre ↗
  • Who funds P A L S - Project Adult Literacy Society ↗
  • Who funds St. Albert Family Resource Centre ↗

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Atco Gas Employees' C…Edmonton Oilers Commu…Butler Family Foundat…The Stollery Charitab…Edmonton Realtors' Ch…Alberta Blue Cross He…The Edmonton Civic Em…Abc Benefits Corporat…Royal Alexandra Hospi…Atco Electric EpicAllard Foundation Ltd.United Way of Canada …
Atco Gas Employees' Community Service FundAB29.5× affinity228 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Atco Gas Employees' Community Service Fund · Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation · Butler Family Foundation · The Stollery Charitable Foundation · Edmonton Realtors' Charitable Foundation · Alberta Blue Cross Hearts of Blue · The Edmonton Civic Employees Charitable Assistance Fund · Abc Benefits Corporation Foundation · Royal Alexandra Hospital Employees Charitable Donation Fund · Atco Electric Epic · Allard Foundation Ltd. · United Way of Canada - Centraide Canada

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from the Canada Revenue Agency’s published T3010 data — your own annual information return and the multi-year returns of the 2000 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year) — each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program description on its T3010; we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without a BN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears. How we build these →

Generated from your T3010 annual information return for the fiscal period ending 2024-03-31, as published by the Canada Revenue Agency in 2024. Amounts are Canadian dollars, as filed and never converted. Registered as a public foundation under foundations.

Source object 119260487:2024-03-31 · View the T3010 on the CRA register

Play a game based on United Way of the Alberta Capital Region’s filings →