2018-19 ANNUAL REPORT The Calgary Flames Foundation The Calgary Flames Foundation strives to improve the lives of southern Albertans through the support of health and wellness, education, and amateur and grassroots sports. Over $36 million has been invested into southern Alberta communities since inception. Thank you for your support of the Calgary Flames’ charitable arm. on the cover HOCKEY CALGARY NOVICE PROGRAM opposite ALBERTA CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL WHEELCHAIR HOCKEY feature player SEAN MONAHAN CHAIRMAN Board of Directors Letter from Jeff McCaig CALGARY FLAMES FOUNDATION On behalf of the board of directors of the Calgary program which provides every grade six student in Flames Foundation, I am proud to share the 2018- the City of Calgary with a free YMCA membership. 19 edition of our Annual Report. This publication These initiatives plus the continued gift of outdoor showcases the various outreach activities that ice and hockey programming are included in this the Calgary Flames and its charitable arm, the year’s distribution of over $3 million to charities Calgary Flames Foundation, collectively have and community groups in southern Alberta. We engaged in during the past year. When the are humbled by the support and enthusiasm from ownership group brought the Flames to Calgary in Flames fans and community benefactors in all JEFF MCCAIG KEN KING JOHN BEAN ALVIN LIBIN CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO, PRESIDENT & CEO, 1980 they believed that we could have a positive areas of our business, particularly our charitable THE TRIMAC TRANSPORTATION GROUP CALGARY SPORTS AND CALGARY SPORTS AND BALMON INVESTMENTS LTD. OF COMPANIES ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION impact on the quality of life of southern Albertans arm. We want to acknowledge this generosity by by supporting education, health, wellness and continuing to invest in the community that has JEFF MCCAIG community based sports programs. This became embraced our team as family in this great city. the mandate of the Foundation when it was We hope that you will as well. created in 1983. Since its inception the Calgary We as a professional sports organization Flames Foundation has distributed over $36 million and community based charity want to take this to projects and programs administered by charities opportunity to thank our stakeholders, donors, and community groups in these key areas. sponsors, volunteers and season ticket holders SLOANE MULDOON JIM PEPLINSKI SHANE KING JIM BAGSHAW SENIOR VP, PRAIRIE REGIONAL OFFICE, EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, PARTNER & HEAD OF LITIGATION + FORMER VP, MARKETING & for their support. We encourage you to take SCOTIABANK HUMBERVIEW GROUP OF COMPANIES DISPUTE RESOLUTION PRACTICE GROUP, SPONSORSHIP, CALGARY SPORTS AND MCLEOD LAW ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION the time to review our financial report When the ownership group brought the Flames from the 2018-19 hockey season. If you have to Calgary in 1980 their mandate, which is still any feedback please email us at foremost today, was to ensure that the Calgary [email protected] Flames have a positive impact on the quality of or visit our website online at life of southern Albertans with the support of www.calgaryflamesfoundation.com. education, health and wellness and grassroots We hope you enjoy reading about our community sports programming. initiatives as much as the Calgary Flames GEORGE BROOKMAN DOUG MITCHELL JOHN TAYLOR JOHN HUFNAGEL CEO, NATIONAL CO-CHAIR, PRESIDENT & CEO, PRESIDENT & GM, Foundation team has creating them – it only WEST CANADIAN INDUSTRIES BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS LPP BLACK DIAMOND LAND CALGARY STAMPEDER FOOTBALL CLUB & CATTLE COMPANY happens thanks to your support and belief that together we can make a difference. We encourage you to venture through the pages of this report which highlights last season’s Yours in sports, health & wellness, contributions including a renewed commitment of $1 million dollars to the Rotary Flames House JEFF MC CAIG initiatives and at the Alberta Children’s Hospital CHAIRMAN and the ongoing support of the health of our youth CALGARY FLAMES FOUNDATION MIKE FRANCO CAMERON OLSON PETER HANLON CANDICE GOUDIE with a $750,000 gift to the grade 6 Flames YMCA SENIOR DIRECTOR, BUSINESS OPERATIONS, CFO, VP, COMMUNICATIONS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHARITABLE CALGARY STAMPEDER CALGARY SPORTS AND CALGARY SPORTS AND FOUNDATIONS, CALGARY SPORTS AND FOOTBALL CLUB ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION Our The Calgary Flames Foundation has several annual commitments in support of Education, Health and Wellness, and Amateur and Grassroots Sports. Three This year the Calgary Flames Foundation distributed over $3.8 million to annual projects and southern Alberta charities Pillars in need. AMATEUR + HEALTH + GRASSROOTS WELLNESS SPORTS EDUCATION 2018-19: 2018-19: 2018-19: $2,127,245 $1,547,274 $141,081 WHAT WE DO GRAND TOTAL $3,815,600 opposite HEROS HOCKEY Charitable Disbursements + Programs Charitable Disbursements + Programs AMATEUR + HEALTH + WELLNESS GRASSROOTS SPORTS EDUCATION YMCA Calgary—Grade 6 Program ............................. $750,000 Calgary Fire Fighters New Year’s Eve Celebration ..... $10,000 Honoraria for Minor Sports Teams Calgary Board of Education—Team Gio ..................... $55,000 $ Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation Canadian Liver Foundation .............................................. $10,000 (50/50 Raffles) .................................................................... 453,348 The Banff Centre—Leadership Program ..................... $25,000 $ $ Rotary/Flames House ...................................................... 275,000 Dreams Take Flight Calgary ............................................. $10,000 KidSport Calgary ................................................................ 295,000 CanLearn Society .................................................................. $10,000 $ $ Habitat for Humanity Southern Alberta ................... 150,000 Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter ......................... $10,000 Calgary District Lacrosse Association ...................... 108,000 Education Matters ................................................................... $8,425 $ $ Kids Cancer Care Foundation ........................................... 91,155 YWCA of Calgary .................................................................. $10,000 Shaw Charity Classic—Birdies for Kids Program ...... 67,626 Tree Canada ............................................................................... $7,456 $ $ Calgary Military Family Resource Centre .................. 75,000 Other ........................................................................................ $124,338 Town of High River ............................................................. 60,000 The Educational Partnership Foundation— Cystic Fibrosis Canada ..................................................... $64,000 HEROS ....................................................................................... $57,500 Reading...Give it a Shot! ........................................................ $5,000 $ KidSport Calgary .................................................................. $61,000 HEALTH AND WELLNESS TOTAL .............................. 2,127,245 Flames Community Hockey League (Hockey Calgary) .... $50,000 The PREP Program ................................................................. $5,000 Teen Challenge Canada Inc. ............................................. $50,000 KidSport Calgary (Iginla Donation) .............................. $50,000 Lethbridge College ................................................................ $5,000 University of Calgary— Comrie’s Sports Equipment Bank ................................ $50,000 Medicine Hat College ............................................................ $3,000 $ Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta ................... 50,000 Hockey Alberta Foundation ............................................ $46,800 Red Deer College .................................................................... $3,000 $ Women in Need Society .................................................. 50,000 Alberta Champions Society ............................................ $40,000 University of Lethbridge ...................................................... $3,000 $ PADS ......................................................................................... 30,000 Canadian Women’s Hockey League ............................ $40,000 Calgary Arts Development Authority ............................. $2,500 $ Smilezone Foundation ....................................................... 30,000 Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities ............................... $25,000 West Island College Scholarship ....................................... $2,000 $ Distress Centre Calgary .................................................... 26,500 Spirit North ............................................................................ $25,000 Harley Hotchkiss Scholarships $ $ Calgary Food Bank ............................................................. 25,000 Calgary Canucks Junior “A” Hockey ............................. $22,500 Mount Royal University ..................................................... 1,500 $ $ Canadian Cancer Society ................................................. 25,000 KidSport Calgary (Elev8 Lacrosse) ................................ $21,000 SAIT .........................................................................................