Betty Averbach Foundation
Private foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 853096238RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($479,711) as filed with the CRA.
Betty Averbach Foundation is a private foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $454K in revenue and $480K in expenditures.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 53% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 39 qualified donees totalling $425K in 2024, the largest being $20K to The Museum of Jewish Montreal. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
By making grants to qualified donees under the income tax act the foundation: - supports the enhancement of education - promotes the growth development and enjoyment of arts & culture - promotes medical research and - promotes the preservation of the environment.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $454K | $480K | — | — | $425K | $9.3M |
| 2023 | $326K | $564K | — | — | $508K | $9.3M |
| 2022 | $422K | $392K | — | — | $349K | $9.5M |
| 2021 | $298K | $434K | — | — | $384K | $9.5M |
| 2020 | $325K | $396K | — | — | $359K | $9.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $425K to 39 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- The Museum of Jewish Montreal$20K
- Boundless Adventures Association$20K
- Fondation V.e.q./v.e.q. Foundation$20K
- Food Banks of Québec$19K
- The Vancouver East Cultural Centre$16K
- The Children's Book Bank$16K
- Take a Hike Youth Mental Health Foundation$16K
- One to One Literacy Society$16K
- Hope in Shadows Society$16K
- Focus Foundation of British Columbia$16K
- Eva's Initiatives for Homeless Youth$16K
- Aunt Leah's Independent Lifeskills Society$16K
- Arts Starts Neighbourhood Cultural Centre$16K
- Kids Eat Smart Foundation Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.$15K
- Eastern Edge Art Gallery Inc$11K
- Tikva Housing Society$10K
- Hillel BC Society$10K
- Vancouver Jewish Film Centre Society$9,000
- O'Brien Farm Foundation Incorporated$9,000
- Zajac Ranch Society$8,000
- Vancouver Talmud Torah Association$8,000
- The Richmond Jewish Day School Society of British Columbia$8,000
- Music Heals Charitable Foundation$8,000
- The Kehila Society of Richmond$8,000
- Maimonides School Society$8,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gary Averbach (trustee); Leanne Averbach (trustee); Marco Leyton (trustee); Shannon Gorski (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Betty Averbach Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 853096238RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.