118780519RR0001 — 0100
Registered — Calgary, AB — Charitable Organization
Scores: Legitimacy 96/100 · Effectiveness 79/100
Financials: Revenue $67,797 · Expenditures $36,928
The Alberta Chapter of the Canadian Foundation for Poliomyelitis and Rehabilitation is a nearly 60-year-old Calgary-based health charity with a tightly focused mission: providing bursaries, equipment, and grants directly to polio survivors. It operates on a micro-revenue scale (~$68K) with substantial accumulated reserves and no reported compensation costs, suggesting an all-volunteer operational model. While revenue has been volatile year-to-year, the charity ended its latest fiscal year in surplus and maintains strong institutional stability.
Our Verdict: A long-established, narrowly focused health charity with deep reserves and minimal overhead — donors can be confident their gifts support a specific, vulnerable population. Revenue volatility and below-median program spending as a share of expenditures are worth noting, but the overall picture is one of prudent stewardship by a volunteer-driven organization.