Carson Foundation
Private foundation · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 767944903RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($112,524) as filed with the CRA.
Carson Foundation is a private foundation based in Kelowna, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $100K in revenue and $113K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% 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 79% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $108K in 2024, the largest being $107K to Aberdeen Hall Preparatory School Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $26K in 2022 to $100K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
Supports eligible students in scholarships and bursaries
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2022–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $100K | $113K | — | — | $111K | $208K |
| 2023 | $240K | $25K | — | — | $24K | $221K |
| 2022 | $26K | $20K | $20K | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $108K to 2 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kevin Carson (president); Tracey Thompson (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Carson Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 767944903RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.