Beech Foundation
Public foundation · Salt Spring Island, British Columbia · BN 866682396RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($38,283) as filed with the CRA.
Beech Foundation is a public foundation based in Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $80K in revenue and $38K in expenditures.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 26% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 9 qualified donees totalling $27K in 2023, the largest being $8,550 to Majengo Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The foundation was incorporated for the purpose of funding facilitating and carrying out activities and programs which are beneficial to the community as a whole. To achieve this the foundation has donated to community charities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $80K | $38K | — | — | $29K | $343K |
| 2023 | $39K | $34K | — | — | $24K | $301K |
| 2022 | $64K | $109K | — | — | $32K | $296K |
| 2021 | $68K | $32K | — | — | $23K | $340K |
| 2020 | $53K | $32K | — | — | $24K | $305K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Granted $27K to 9 qualified donees:
- Majengo Canada$8,550
- Bill Reid Foundation$3,500
- Theatre Replacement Society$2,500
- The Arts Club of Vancouver Theatre Foundation$2,500
- Arts Umbrella Association$2,500
- Theatre Replacement Society$2,500
- Vancouver Public Library Foundation$2,000
- Richmond Gateway Theatre Society$1,500
- Music on Main Society$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Paula Palyga (secretary/treasurer/dire); Cheryl Stevens (director); Alison Molloy (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Beech Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 866682396RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.