107883985RR0001 — 0100
Registered — Lethbridge, AB — Charitable Organization
Scores: Legitimacy 100/100 · Effectiveness 93/100
Financials: Revenue $7,500,879 · Expenditures $7,569,025
Ability Resource Association is a 59-year Lethbridge-based charity delivering community living, residential, employment, and day program supports to adults with developmental disabilities in southern Alberta under the province's Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) funding framework. The organization posts exceptionally stable 1.6% revenue growth, 7.9 months of reserves more than double the 3.8-month peer median, and an unusually disciplined 55.5% compensation ratio for a 24/7 residential services provider.
Our Verdict: A 59-year Lethbridge developmental disabilities services charity with exceptional financial stability, reserves over twice the peer median, and a disciplined compensation structure — donors are supporting one of southern Alberta's most established disability services organizations.