Byram Family Foundation
Private foundation · Canmore, Alberta · BN 795080290RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($233,827) as filed with the CRA.
Byram Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Canmore, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $700K in revenue and $234K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 66% from donations.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 14 qualified donees totalling $230K in 2024, the largest being $28K to Aunt Leah's Independent Lifeskills Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Ongoing donations to qualified donees donations to organizations providing family support services supporting amateur athletics and educational initiativea
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $700K | $234K | — | — | $230K | $5.1M |
| 2023 | $647K | $122K | — | — | $118K | $4.7M |
| 2022 | $762K | $99K | — | — | $97K | — |
| 2021 | $625K | $80K | — | — | $78K | $3.5M |
| 2020 | $957K | $48K | — | — | $46K | $2.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $230K to 14 qualified donees:
- Aunt Leah's Independent Lifeskills Society$28K
- Canadian Mental Health Association Vernon and District Branch$28K
- North Okanagan Youth and Family Services Society$28K
- The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver$20K
- The Governors of The University of Calgary$20K
- The Governors of the University of Alberta$20K
- Drayton Area Community Food Bank Society$20K
- Canadian Mental Health Association-Edmonton Region$20K
- Okanagan Learning Foundation$10K
- Faith Food Bank Society$10K
- Discovery House Family Violence Prevention Society$7,500
- Mission Bon Accueil / Welcome Hall Mission$7,500
- Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society$7,500
- Wild Rose School Division # 66$5,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kenneth Byram (trustee); Lydia Byram (trustee); Eric Byram (trustee); Joseph Byram (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Byram Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 795080290RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.