Centra Cares Foundation
Private foundation · Langley, British Columbia · BN 816974984RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($305,388) as filed with the CRA.
Centra Cares Foundation is a private foundation based in Langley, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $381K in revenue and $305K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 87% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $3,500.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 92% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 85 qualified donees totalling $300K in 2024, the largest being $105K to The Children's Family House Society of B.C.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $381K | $305K | $5,500 | — | $300K | $634K |
| 2023 | $382K | $305K | $3,143 | $882 | $299K | $559K |
| 2022 | $301K | $223K | $2,629 | $3,435 | $220K | $482K |
| 2021 | $221K | $228K | $4,050 | $8,169 | $215K | $423K |
| 2020 | $271K | $201K | $2,590 | $32K | $165K | $409K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $300K to 85 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- The Children's Family House Society of B.C.$105K
- Ronald McDonald House Alberta Society$20K
- Canucks Autism Network Society$11K
- Vancouver Island Mental Health Society$10K
- Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre Society$10K
- Mamas for Mamas$10K
- Langley Community Health and Hospital Foundation$10K
- Basically Babies LTD.$10K
- Faith and Love Children's Ministry$7,540
- Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service$7,500
- Langley Senior Resources Society$7,500
- BC Cancer Foundation$5,000
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$5,000
- Nightshift Street Ministries Society$5,000
- Canuck Place Children's Hospice$5,000
- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada/societe de Leucemie & Lymphome du Canada$4,002
- Hands in Service Canada$4,000
- Adult & Teen Challenge Society of BC$3,900
- The Board of Education of School District No. 36 (Surrey)$3,000
- The Mustard Seed Street Church$3,000
- Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank Society$3,000
- Pacific Community Church$3,000
- Central Okanagan Community Foodbank Society$3,000
- Faith Food Bank Society$3,000
- Wounded Warriors Canada$2,500
Received $3,500 from 1 charity:
- Wesmont Foundation$3,500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Bonnie Ahara; Mark Estrada; Brendan Friesen (board chair); Natalie Honey; Emily Parson; Blair Stewart; Jake Vandermeer.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Centra Cares Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 816974984RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.