Basic Health International Foundation (bhif)
Private foundation · Waterton Park, Alberta · BN 876115908RR0001 · Protective Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($50,132) as filed with the CRA.
Basic Health International Foundation (bhif) is a private foundation based in Waterton Park, Alberta, classified by the CRA under protective health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $157K in revenue and $50K in expenditures.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $13K.
Compared with 1,130 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $79K in 2020 to $157K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Develop support and encourage self-sustainability of health care in remote communities. The emphasis is on prevention education and self-sustainability early diagnosis and treatment. Programs try to incorporate both local indigenous as well as western solutions depending on the specific needs of each community. Specific areas of interest include clean water nutrition immunizations maternal/child health infectious child/health infectious disease therapeutics health education and exploring innovative investigatory tools for practical use in remote areas.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $157K | $50K | $48K | — | — | $2.3M |
| 2023 | $191K | $52K | $50K | — | — | $2.2M |
| 2022 | $78K | $31K | $29K | — | — | $2M |
| 2021 | $38K | $48K | $46K | — | — | $2M |
| 2020 | $79K | $52K | $49K | — | — | $2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $13K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
William Hanlon (director); John McSorley (director); Robert McLaughlin (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Basic Health International Foundation (bhif)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 876115908RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.