Colleen Findlay Foundation
Private foundation · Maple Ridge, British Columbia · BN 897326401RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($39,006) as filed with the CRA.
Colleen Findlay Foundation is a private foundation based in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, it reported $21K in revenue and $39K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 60% from donations.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 23% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $25K in 2024, the largest being $23K to The University of British Columbia. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $505K in 2020 to $21K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Provide funding for Church youth programs and Orphanage - Provide funding for drug addiction treatments - Provide funding for Child and Youth Advocacy Centres - Provide funding for youth sport programs and camps - Provide funding for tuition aid scholarships and compassion care - Provide funding for outdoor learning programs
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $21K | $39K | $2,565 | $0 | $25K | $202K |
| 2023 | $5,100 | $31K | $1,515 | $0 | $18K | $220K |
| 2022 | $200 | $32K | $10K | $0 | $11K | $246K |
| 2021 | $3,600 | $36K | $476 | — | $25K | $278K |
| 2020 | $505K | $823K | — | — | $28K | $310K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $25K to 4 qualified donees:
- The University of British Columbia$23K
- Travis Selkie Foundation$1,000
- Alouette River Management Society$1,000
- Yennadon Scouts$750
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$11K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
James Findlay (president); Ross Findlay (secretary); Shannon Moens (treasurer); Shayne Findlay.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Colleen Findlay Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 897326401RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.