CUPS Calgary Society is a 5-star, financially transparent charity with an Average impact rating and an excellent A+ results reporting grade. Its reserves can cover just under one year of its annual program spending and it has 14% total overhead spending. For every dollar donated, 86 cents are available to go to the cause.

Founded in 1989, CUPS Calgary Society (CUPS) provides healthcare services, housing support, and basic needs assistance to those in need across the city of Calgary. It particularly focuses on marginalized populations who otherwise lack access to healthcare, struggle to remain housed, and require support raising children. According to the charity, 650,000 of low-income Albertans do not have a family doctor.

CUPS runs three programs: Health Services, Basic Needs & Housing, and Families & Children. It spent $14.3m on its programs in the March 2025 fiscal year (F2025). CUPS helped 6,094 people and reported 72,923 meetings between clients and case managers across all of its programs in F2025.

A Charity Intelligence 2024 Top 100 Rated Charity.

Health Services was 47% ($6.7m) of CUPS’ program spending and includes multi-disciplinary health services such as palliative care, addictions recovery, mental health, and prenatal care. In F2025, the charity’s case managers held 55,110 interactions with clients at its Health & Prenatal Family Clinic and provided personalized care to 5,093 people. CUPS also immunized 626 people from preventable diseases.

Basic Needs & Housing was 46% ($6.6m) of CUPS’ program spending and includes rent subsidies, housing referrals, and basic needs support for those living in precarious housing. In F2025, CUPS made 137 housing referrals and provided 1,953 hours of support to its clients through its case management team. The charity also directly provided a 144 people financial support and 672 people food hampers during F2025.

Families & Children was 7% ($1.0m) of CUPS’ program spending and includes support for parents with young children at its Family & Child Development Centre. In F2025, the charity provided parenting workshops to 262 people.

CUPS Calgary Society’s audited financial statements follow activity-based costing – a best practice. This means its financials clearly separate expenses by program, administrative, and fundraising activities.

In F2025, CUPS received $18.3m in donations and special events revenue (72% of total revenue) and $6.5m in government funding (26% of revenue).

Administrative costs are 12% of total revenue less investment income and fundraising costs are 2% of donations. Its 14% overhead means that for every dollar donated, 86 cents are available to go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range.

CUPS spent $14.3m on its programs in F2025 – a 1% increase from $14.1m spent in F2024.

At the end of F2025, CUPS had a $16.1m reserve fund (cash and investments), $2.0m of which was donor endowed. Excluding donor-endowed funds, its reserves can cover 99% or just under one year of its annual program spending.

Profile updated by Julian Dranitsaris on August 1, 2025. Comments and corrections may be forthcoming.

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