Baris Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Sechelt, British Columbia · BN 835829607RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($37,809) as filed with the CRA.
Baris Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Sechelt, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, it reported $18K in revenue and $38K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 52% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 10 qualified donees totalling $28K in 2024, the largest being $10K to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Society of British Columbia. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To solicit and receive gifts bequests trusts funds and property and beneficially or as a trustee or agent to hold invest develop manager accumulate and administer funds and property for the purpose of disbursing funds and property exclusively to registered charities and 'qualified donees' under the provisions of the income tax act.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $18K | $38K | $7,091 | — | $29K | $333K |
| 2023 | $13K | $23K | $8,202 | — | $13K | $351K |
| 2022 | $13K | $22K | $8,084 | — | $12K | $361K |
| 2021 | $13K | $16K | $7,758 | — | $6,750 | $370K |
| 2020 | — | — | $8,034 | — | $12K | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $28K to 10 qualified donees:
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Society of British Columbia$10K
- The Sunshine Coast Dance Society$8,670
- One Straw Society$5,325
- The Sunshine Coast Arts Council$1,947
- Sunshine Coast Community Services Society$1,500
- British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$500
- Ratanak International$250
- The Children's Family House Society of B.C.$107
- Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities$100
- Canadian Cancer Society$100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mary Basas (director); Richard Harris (director); Elishias Basas (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Baris Charitable Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 835829607RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.