Central Okanagan Foundation
Public foundation · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 118843481RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($7,248,605) as filed with the CRA.
Central Okanagan Foundation is a public foundation based in Kelowna, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $10.7M in revenue and $7.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 21% from donations, 27% from government. In 2024, 13 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.4M.
Compared with 380 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 42% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 154 qualified donees totalling $6M in 2024, the largest being $631K to Resurrection Recovery Resource Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $3.6M in 2020 to $10.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
1. Inform & educate the public on community foundations and the positive effects of endowment contributions. 2. Make grants to qualified donees who provide services to the community. 3. Administer on behalf of municipal government granting programs which include grants to qualifying npos in the fields of community social development. 4. Make grants to designated beneficiaries who are qualified donees. 5. Receive donations from donors and municipal governments for immediate distribution to qualified donees. 6. Maintain and enhance relationships with charities within our geographic service …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10.7M | $7.2M | $64K | — | $6M | $45.4M |
| 2023 | $8.5M | $6.7M | $34K | — | $5.7M | $41.9M |
| 2022 | $4.3M | $5.7M | $328K | — | $4.7M | $40.8M |
| 2021 | $9.6M | $3.2M | $382K | — | $2.1M | $41.8M |
| 2020 | $3.6M | $3.5M | $33K | $0 | $2.2M | $35.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $6M to 154 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Resurrection Recovery Resource Society$631K
- Kelowna General Hospital Foundation$608K
- Canadian Mental Health Association Kelowna and District Branch$552K
- Kelowna General Hospital Foundation$274K
- New Opportunities for Women (now) Canada Society$259K
- Okanagan Boys and Girls Clubs$236K
- Metro Community$181K
- Turning Points Collaborative Society$163K
- Central Okanagan Community Foodbank Society$154K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$154K
- BC Cancer Foundation$139K
- Karis Support Society$134K
- British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$120K
- City of Kelowna$116K
- Seniors Outreach Services Society$111K
- Canadian National Institute for the Blind$107K
- The Salvation Army Okanagan Central Community Church$106K
- Central Okanagan Bursary and Scholarship Society$106K
- John Howard Society of Okanagan & Kootenay$104K
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$76K
- Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society$71K
- Kelowna Community Resources Society$69K
- Kelowna Museums Society$54K
- Okanagan College Foundation$52K
- Helping Out People Exploited Society$50K
Received $1.4M from 13 charities:
- Community Foundations of Canada$961K
- Canadahelps Canadon$178K
- Canadahelps Canadon$178K
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$45K
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$16K
- Conconi Family Foundation$10K
- Burgundy Legacy Foundation$10K
- Rotary Club of Kelowna Foundation$9,368
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,157
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,150
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$305
- Link Charity Canada Inc$300
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$21
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$584K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dustyn Baulkham (chair); Karen Hill (past chair); Marni Adams (director); Kim Inglis (director); Graham Moir (treasurer); Mark Brade (vice chair); Andrew Greer (director); Doug Rankmore (director); Daryl Hooley (director); Kim Logan (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Central Okanagan Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118843481RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.