Beacon Foundation
Public foundation · Burns Lake, British Columbia · BN 771985090RR0001 · Foundations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,000) as filed with the CRA.
Beacon Foundation is a public foundation based in Burns Lake, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $9,001 in revenue and $3,000 in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $9,000.
Compared with 2,855 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 48% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Requesting donations from public and private entities including the Burns Lake and District Community Foundation Requested administration help from Cadence Charity Services
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9,001 | $3,000 | $2,800 | — | — | -$5,839 |
| 2023 | — | $12K | — | — | — | -$12K |
| 2022 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $0 |
| 2021 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $0 |
| 2020 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $9,000 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Illes (treasurer); Elaine Wiebe (president); Sharon Marr (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Beacon Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 771985090RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.