Who We Help

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2018 Recipients

Organization	Amount
Athabasca Good Samaritan Ministries Association	$10,000
Calgary Food Bank	$10,000
Centre of Hope Fort McMurray	$10,000
Athabasca Good Samaritan Ministries Association	$10,000
Calgary Food Bank	$10,000
Centre of Hope Fort McMurray	$10,000
Drifcan	$25,000
Edmonton’s Food Bank	$10,000
Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital- Pediatrics	$30,000
Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital- Pediatrics	$6,250
Hinton Food Bank	$10,000
Hope Mission Calgary	$10,000
Hope Mission Edmonton	$10,000
Hope Mission Red Deer	$10,000
Hope Mission Wetaskiwin	$10,000
Irma and District School Enhancement Society	$20,000
Lethbridge Food Bank	$10,000
Motorcycles Ride Against Cancer	$25,000
Red Deer Food Bank	$10,000
Ride for Dad	$15,000
Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation	$10,000
Secord Community League	$65,000
Smoky Lake Food Bank	$10,000
Special Olympics	$15,000
STARS	$30,000
The Alberta Lung Association	$10,000
University Hospital Foundation	$50,000
Veterans Association Food Bank	$10,000
Wainwright Battle River Food Bank	$10,000
Wood Buffalo Food Bank	$10,000
Workers’ Resource Center	$2,000
	2018 Total: $453,250

A volunteer board of directors, made up of Union Business Managers, oversees the Charitable Foundation.

All donation requests are evaluated by the Board according to the following criteria:

Does this organization/activity positively impact Albertans or provide a community benefit?
Does this organization/activity have the potential to assist or meaningfully impact the lives of our members?
Is this request project driven?
Is the group a Registered Charity, incorporated under the Societies act or have non-profit status?
Is this group operating within the confines of a set annual budget?
Have a defined use of donation? Specific dollar amount of request?

The charitable foundation has given over $7.6 million dollars to charity. Major gifts are often the result of long-term partnerships.

$7,600,000

Given to Alberta Community Organizations