The charities of British Columbia

13,024 registered charities · $9.4B in reported revenue, 2024

The British Columbia registry leans religion (4,447), education & research (1,899) and grantmaking foundations (1,505).

Cities and towns

Places with at least 25 registered charities. Everywhere else is reachable from the A–Z index.

Biggest by revenue, 2024

Charity	City	Revenue	To programs
Vancouver Foundation	Vancouver	$288.5M	$5
CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)	Vancouver	$247.1M	$0
Aqueduct Foundation	Vancouver	$206.1M	$0
Coast Conservation Endowment Fund Foundation	Vancouver	$192.5M	$60
British Columbia's Children's Hospital Foundation	Vancouver	$140.3M	$0
VGH & Ubc Hospital Foundation	Vancouver	$127.1M	$3
The Paul Myers Family Foundation	North Vancouver	$97.4M	$0
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) British Columbia	Abbotsford	$89.3M	$45
BC Cancer Foundation	Vancouver	$85M	$0
The Transformation Foundation	Vancouver	$80.4M	$0
Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation	Vancouver	$77.8M	$0
ST. Paul's Foundation of Vancouver	Vancouver	$74.1M	$1
YWCA British Columbia	Vancouver	$73.6M	$86
The Victoria Foundation	Victoria	$69.5M	$12
British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals	Vancouver	$67.1M	$68
The Salvation Army Vancouver Harbour Light	Vancouver	$60.9M	$94
BC Parks Foundation	Vancouver	$58.9M	$98
The Vancouver Art Gallery Association	Vancouver	$55M	$18
Ronald S. Roadburg Foundation	Vancouver	$54.1M	$0
The Great Commission Foundation	Abbotsford	$50.9M	$81
Jewish Federation of British Columbia	Vancouver	$48.7M	$9
Columbia College	Vancouver	$48.7M	$94
Seventh Day Adventist Church (british Columbia Conference)	Abbotsford	$48.1M	$47
United Way British Columbia	Burnaby	$47.8M	$27
Power to Change Ministries	Abbotsford	$45.2M	$86
Chalmers Foundation	Burnaby	$44.9M	$94
VRS Communities Society	Vancouver	$44.7M	$96
Raymond James Canada Foundation	Vancouver	$42.9M	$0
Union Gospel Mission	Vancouver	$42.5M	$67
Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society	Burnaby	$42.2M	$60
Lingyen Mountain Temple (canada)	Richmond	$42M	$21
Fonteromano Foundation	Vancouver	$41.7M	$0
The Terry Fox Foundation	Port Coquitlam	$41M	$5
The Nature Trust of British Columbia	Vancouver	$40.9M	$92
Makeway Charitable Society	Vancouver	$40.1M	$76
The Christopher Foundation	Vancouver	$37.6M	$0
Lotte and John Hecht Memorial Foundation	Vancouver	$36.3M	$38
Elim Christian CARE Society	Surrey	$36.3M	$93
Lions Gate Hospital Foundation	North Vancouver	$35.8M	$0
M'Akola Housing Society	Victoria	$35.6M	$81
Makeway Foundation	Vancouver	$34.8M	$8
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver	Vancouver	$34.3M	$90
Fraser Valley Regional Library	Abbotsford	$34.2M	$86
The Jim Pattison Foundation	Vancouver	$34M	$0
Audain Foundation	Vancouver	$30.7M	$2
The John Volken Foundation	Langley	$28.3M	$31
Diamond Foundation	Vancouver	$28.1M	$0
Blenheim Foundation	Vancouver	$27.4M	$0
Covenant House Vancouver	Vancouver	$27.2M	$74
The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada	Burnaby	$27.1M	$16

Publicly funded institutions — hospitals, universities, school boards — are listed separately under the institutions ranking. “To programs” is that charity’s share of every $100 spent.