Ames Family Foundation
Private foundation · New Westminster, British Columbia · BN 823641295RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($912,075) as filed with the CRA.
Ames Family Foundation is a private foundation based in New Westminster, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $761K in revenue and $912K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 46% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 46 qualified donees totalling $777K in 2024, the largest being $55K to Reachout to Africa. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $358K in 2020 to $761K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The foundation makes charitable donations to qualified donees in order to enhance the lives of children with focus on qualified donees dealing with children with autism
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $761K | $912K | — | — | $777K | $13.7M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $943K | — | — | $810K | $13.8M |
| 2022 | $462K | $718K | — | — | $593K | $13.7M |
| 2021 | $696K | $702K | — | — | $567K | $13.9M |
| 2020 | $358K | $655K | — | — | $535K | $13.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $777K to 46 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Reachout to Africa$55K
- Northern B.C. Friends of Children Society$50K
- YMCA - YWCA of Vancouver Island$30K
- Kids International Development Society$30K
- D.s.r.f. Down Syndrome Resource Foundation$26K
- University of Victoria$26K
- Take a Hike Youth Mental Health Foundation$25K
- Canadian Cancer Society$25K
- Boys and Girls Clubs of South Coast BC$25K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$20K
- Mackie's Place Youth Social House Society$20K
- Community First Foundation$20K
- BC Foster Parents Association$20K
- Jaaja's Home of Angels Society$20K
- Aunt Leah's Independent Lifeskills Society$20K
- YMCA - YWCA of Vancouver Island$15K
- Variety - the Children's Charity of BC$15K
- Saltspring Therapeutic Riding Association$15K
- Saint James Music Academy$15K
- Plea Community Services Society of British Columbia$15K
- Plea Community Services Society of British Columbia$15K
- The Kidsafe Project Society$15K
- George Jeffrey Children's Foundation$15K
- Dogs With Wings Assistance Dog Society$15K
- Compassionate Resource Warehouse$15K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Debra Ames (director); Andrew Ames (director); Elizabeth Citra (director); Janet Ames (director); Michael Ames (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ames Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 823641295RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.