Avery Linton Legacy Foundation
Private foundation · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 786293696RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($383,347) as filed with the CRA.
Avery Linton Legacy Foundation is a private foundation based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $420K in revenue and $383K in expenditures.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $240.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 85% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 14 qualified donees totalling $261K in 2024, the largest being $100K to Edmonton Academy Society for Learning Disabled. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $223K in 2020 to $420K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Purpose to receive and maintain a fund or funds and to apply all or part of the principal and income from time to time to quailifed donees as defined in sub section 149.4(1) of the income tax act of canada. The foundation is operated entirely by volunteers with most of the expenses covered through donations. The focus is on raising funds for projects that benefit children in western canada. The fundraising efforts primarily involve gaming events such as 50/50 draws and prize raffles. Additionaly the foundation accepts direct donations and issue cra receipts for any amount over $20. Alberta …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $420K | $383K | $119K | — | $261K | $94K |
| 2023 | $233K | $221K | $500 | — | $217K | $57K |
| 2022 | $276K | $299K | — | — | $296K | $45K |
| 2021 | $72K | $76K | $15K | — | $59K | $68K |
| 2020 | $223K | $286K | $1,035 | — | $279K | $72K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $261K to 14 qualified donees:
- Edmonton Academy Society for Learning Disabled$100K
- Little Warriors$36K
- Canadian Cancer Society$27K
- Zebra Child & Youth Advocacy Centre Society$25K
- Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation$22K
- Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service Foundation$18K
- British Columbia's Children's Hospital Foundation$12K
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$7,215
- Hockey Helps the Homeless/hockey Aide les Sans-Abri$4,183
- Kids Cancer CARE Foundation of Alberta$3,734
- Alberta Cancer Foundation$1,890
- Kids With Cancer Society of Northern Alberta$1,786
- Kidsport Canada$1,340
- Cochrane and Area Humane Society$500
Received $240 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jennifer Linton (president); Danielle Flook (director); Arup Toore (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Avery Linton Legacy Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 786293696RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.