863831467RR0001 — 0010
Registered — Calgary, AB — Charitable Organization
Scores: Legitimacy 100/100 · Effectiveness 86/100
Financials: Revenue $5,865,554 · Expenditures $5,901,425
Lead Foundation is a Calgary-based community service charity that has roughly doubled in scale over the filing window, delivering $5.87M in annual programs with a 94.6% program-spending ratio and a staff-intensive direct-service model. Continuous 24-year CRA registration, healthy program efficiency, and a six-member board sit alongside an elevated compensation ratio and modest reserves that together reflect a growing, staffing-heavy frontline organization.
Our Verdict: Lead Foundation directs nearly every donated dollar to programs and is clearly growing, though its staff-intensive model and tight reserves mean donors making large gifts may want to understand the organization's funding pipeline and how it plans to sustain the recent growth.