118784461RR0001 — 0030
Registered — Calgary, AB — Charitable Organization
Scores: Legitimacy 100/100 · Effectiveness 63/100
Financials: Revenue $258,261 · Expenditures $273,467
Altadore Baptist Church in Calgary is a 59-year-old Baptist congregation that functions primarily as a pass-through entity, channeling the majority of its expenditures to other organizations — with unregistered outflows representing 189% of its transfer activity, a pattern that significantly depresses its reported program spending ratio. While its legitimacy fundamentals are strong, the very low direct program spending (24.1% of expenditures vs. an 89.5% peer median) and high volume of outflows to unregistered recipients raise questions donors should explore directly with the church.
Our Verdict: This long-established Baptist congregation has strong governance foundations and healthy reserves, but its financial profile is unusual: most spending flows outward rather than funding on-site programs, and the bulk of those outflows go to unregistered recipients. Donors comfortable with the church's mission-transfer model will find a financially stable organization, but those who want to see more direct program delivery should ask the church how outgoing funds are used and monitored.