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Registered — Brooks, AB — Charitable Organization
Scores: Legitimacy 88/100 · Effectiveness 85/100
Financials: Revenue $1,959,188
The SPEC Association for Children and Families is a 47-year-old poverty-relief organization in Brooks, Alberta, that directs 96.7% of spending to programs — well above its peer median. However, an elevated compensation ratio of 81.5% and missing reserve data mean donors should weigh the strong program delivery against limited financial transparency in the latest filing.
Our Verdict: A long-established children and family services organization with excellent program spending, though the high compensation ratio reflects its staffing-intensive social-service model — donors can be confident in its program focus while noting that reserve and expenditure data gaps exist in the most recent filing.