Bijan & Nasrin Neyestani Foundation
Private foundation · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 760785675RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($42,350) as filed with the CRA.
Bijan & Nasrin Neyestani Foundation is a private foundation based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $27K in revenue and $42K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $42K in 2024, the largest being $31K to The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Oak Bay. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $27K | $42K | — | — | $42K | $1.5M |
| 2023 | $17K | $33K | — | — | $33K | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $39K | — | — | $38K | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $324K | $22K | — | — | $19K | $303K |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, August 31, 2024
- Receipted donations$26,500
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $42K to 4 qualified donees:
- The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Oak Bay$31K
- Victoria Conservatory of Music$10K
- Dance Victoria Society$1,250
- West Coast Reach Association$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Bijan Neyestani (president); Nasrin Neyestani (secretary); Amir Neyestani (treasurer); Neda Neyestani (vice-president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bijan & Nasrin Neyestani Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 760785675RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.