Canadian Power Squadrons Foundation
Public foundation · Parksville, British Columbia · BN 890781040RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($90,895) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Power Squadrons Foundation is a public foundation based in Parksville, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $190K in revenue and $91K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 14% 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 43% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $76K in 2024, the largest being $76K to Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $34K in 2020 to $190K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Received donations (affinity pin conference funds general donations honor roll and memorial on behalf of deceased members of canadian power and sail squadrons). The foundation paid amounts to canadian power and sail squadrons to be applied to supplying training and study materials to students
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $190K | $91K | — | — | $76K | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $181K | $42K | — | — | $25K | $1.1M |
| 2022 | -$78K | $115K | — | — | $100K | $923K |
| 2021 | $191K | $23K | — | — | $10K | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $34K | $44K | — | — | $34K | $948K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $76K to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Larry Hicks (past chair/director); Mal Blann (vice-chair/director); John Hinksman (director); Joseph Gatfield (chair/director); R. John Garside (director); Doug Stewart (treasurer); Cathie Johnstone (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Power Squadrons Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890781040RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.