Calgary Scope Society

What Calgary Scope Society does

Calgary Scope Society (legally SCOPE Society of Alberta) is a registered Canadian non-profit agency headquartered in Calgary, Alberta that delivers disability support services across the lifespan. Founded in 1983, the organization serves individuals with developmental disabilities and their families through age-segmented programs spanning children and youth (ages 0-18), adults (18+), and seniors (45+), supplemented by American Sign Language (ASL) training for the broader community. The organization also engages in sector-level community development and advocacy aimed at improving disability services in Alberta. Operating from a single location at 219 18 Street S.E. in Calgary with 251-500 employees, the agency provides most services free of charge to clients, sustained primarily through tax-deductible monetary donations, in-kind contributions of goods and services, and community-originated fundraising events such as the Duck Race.

The business model is a non-profit donation-and-grant structure rather than a fee-for-service commercial arrangement. Revenue mechanics rely on individual donors (receiving official tax receipts for donations of CAD $20 or more), goods and services donations, and hosted community fundraisers, with donation processing integrated through CanadaHelps. The go-to-market motion is community-led: families discover the agency through its website (scopesociety.ca), LinkedIn and Facebook channels, Google Places, and direct phone or email inquiries, then access services in person or through community-based programs. The organization maintains an active recruitment pipeline via BambooHR, supporting its staffing footprint.

The product surface consists of five core service lines (Ages 0-18 Services, Adults 18+ Services, ASL Training, Seniors Services, and Community Involvement) plus an upcoming Education & Training vertical. The most strategically notable recent move is the launch of navigate for kids, a free online directory-style tool that helps Calgary families locate disability-related resources for children — this represents a modest digital extension of the organization's community-resource-navigation capability rather than a technology platform business. There is no proprietary technology stack, no software-as-a-service offering, no AI/ML capabilities, and no patent or trademark portfolio disclosed. The organization has no subsidiaries, no parent company, no disclosed funding rounds (being non-capital-raising), and no documented M&A, partnership, or alliance activity in the input material.

Name

Calgary Scope Society

Legal name

SCOPE Society of Alberta

Website

https://calgaryscope.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Calgary Scope Society is a Calgary-based Canadian non-profit agency providing disability support services across the lifespan — serving children, adults, and seniors with developmental disabilities and their families through community-based programs, ASL training, and advocacy, funded primarily by tax-deductible donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Support Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM), Disability Rights & Accessibility Advocacy (BPAGAFAF)

Keywords

• Disability support services
• Non-profit community services
• ASL training programs
• Disability resource navigation
• Community advocacy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Calgary

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations: The organization is a registered non-profit that accepts monetary donations, goods, and services. Donations of $20 or more are tax-deductible, allowing donors to receive official receipts for tax purposes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SCOPE Society of Alberta is a registered non-profit agency that provides disability support services to individuals with developmental disabilities across their lifespan in Calgary. Its programs are segmented by age cohort — Ages 0-18, Adults 18+, and Seniors 45+ — and are supplemented by ASL training and community development/advocacy initiatives. The organization is launching navigate for kids™, a free digital tool to help Calgary families locate disability-related resources for children.

Product overview

SCOPE Society of Alberta is a registered non-profit agency providing disability services across the lifespan. The organization offers a portfolio of core service programs including Ages 0-18 support, Adults 18+ services, ASL Training, Seniors Services (45+), and Community Development/Advocacy initiatives. The organization is launching navigate for kids™, a free digital resource finder tool for Calgary families. Education & Training programs are in development. Services target individuals with disabilities and their families, with some programs provided free of charge through donor support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ages 0-18 Services Support services for families and young adults with disabilities (ages 0-18), providing resources and assistance across their developmental years.
• Adults 18+ Services Ongoing support services for adults (18+) with disabilities and their families, including resources for independent living.
• ASL Training American Sign Language training services for individuals with disabilities and their families to improve communication access.
• Seniors Services (45+) Age-appropriate disability support services for seniors aged 45 and older.
• Community Involvement Advocacy and community development initiatives aimed at improving the disability services sector through cooperation and community empowerment.
• navigate for kids™ Free online tool that helps Calgary families locate disability-related resources for children.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Vecova: Calgary-based non-profit providing disability services, community housing, and recreation for people with developmental disabilities — same city, directly overlapping programs and population.
• Between Friends: Calgary non-profit offering social and recreation programs for children, youth, and adults with disabilities — comparable in target population, geography, and lifespan approach.
• Accessible Housing Society: Calgary-based non-profit providing accessible, affordable housing and support services for people with disabilities — directly comparable in serving the same population across the lifespan in the same metro area.
• Calgary Progressive Lifestyles Foundation (CPLF): Calgary-based non-profit providing residential, day program, and community support services for adults with developmental disabilities — same city, same population, and overlapping lifespan-stage services.
• Inclusion Alberta: Provincial non-profit in Alberta advocating for and supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families, including lifespan support, advocacy, and community inclusion — directly comparable mission, geography, and service model to SCOPE.
• Easter Seals Alberta: Alberta-wide non-profit delivering programs and services for children, youth, and adults with disabilities — directly comparable in mission, target population, and lifespan service model, broader geographic reach within the same province.

Broad incumbents

• Alberta Council of Disability Services (ACDS): Provincial non-profit association representing disability service providers across Alberta — comparable as a sector-coordinating body for the same PDD-funded service ecosystem in which SCOPE operates.
• March of Dimes Canada: National non-profit providing employment, accessibility, and rehabilitation services for people with disabilities — comparable mission and lifespan service breadth, with national scale that SCOPE lacks.
• CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind) Foundation: National non-profit delivering services for people living with vision loss, with a strong Alberta/Calgary presence — comparable in being a long-established Canadian non-profit serving a specific disability population with lifespan support.

Emerging players

• Sinneave Family Foundation: Calgary-based foundation focused on transition, employment, and inclusion outcomes for youth and young adults with disabilities — overlapping with SCOPE's transition and lifespan-stage services for the 0-18 cohort.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CalgarySCOPE
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/1252868

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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