Bitelli Family Foundation
Private foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 715537742RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($41,843) as filed with the CRA.
Bitelli Family 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 $1.1M in revenue and $42K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 88% from donations.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 31% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 8 qualified donees totalling $33K in 2024, the largest being $10K to Paul Sugar Palliative Support Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The purposes of the Society is to receive and maintain funds and to apply all or part of the principal and income therefrom from time to time to qualified donees as defined in subsection 149.1(1) of the ITA. 2024 was the Society's first full calendar of activities. During the year the Society made eight donations to qualified donees. The two most significant donations were to the following charities: 1. Paul Sugar Palliative Support Foundation. The goal of the foundation is to make the time remaining for terminally ill patients more comfortable and meaningful by providing support (physical …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2023–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $42K | — | — | $33K | $2.7M |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $17K | $0 | $0 | $3,000 | $1.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $33K to 8 qualified donees:
- Paul Sugar Palliative Support Foundation$10K
- Hollyburn Community Services Society$10K
- Mary's Meals Canada$7,000
- Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver$2,000
- Catholic Christian Outreach of Canada Inc$1,000
- Camta$1,000
- BC Cancer Foundation$750
- British Columbia's Children's Hospital Foundation$750
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Alessandro Bitelli (director); Nicole Bitelli (director); Maria Bitelli (director); Sandra Bitelli (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bitelli Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 715537742RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.