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Registered — Sylvan lake, AB — Charitable Organization
Scores: Legitimacy 100/100 · Effectiveness 94/100
Financials: Revenue $2,684,564 · Expenditures $2,763,659
Sylvan Lake Foundation is a focused seniors housing operator in Alberta that channels an exceptional 97.5% of expenditures directly into its programs — placing it well above the 75th percentile for large poverty-relief charities. With 26 years of continuous registration, zero fundraising costs, and a perfect governance record, this is a tightly run organization whose only notable pattern is a gentle, multi-year drawdown of reserves to sustain operations.
Our Verdict: This is a strong steward of resources for donors who care about seniors housing in central Alberta. Program spending is elite, governance is stable, and the only watchpoint — modest deficit spending that has slowly eroded reserves — is consistent with a housing operator reinvesting in its facilities rather than stockpiling cash.