Community Foundation of Whistler
Public foundation · Whistler, British Columbia · BN 871748943RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($851,427) as filed with the CRA.
Community Foundation of Whistler is a public foundation based in Whistler, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2M in revenue and $851K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 31% from donations. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $327K.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 39% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 26 qualified donees totalling $546K in 2024, the largest being $135K to A W a R E Association of Whistler Area Residents for the Environment. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $704K in 2020 to $2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
We operate charitable endowments in the whistler region and make grants to eligible organizations engaged in activities such as programs in the areas of environment culture community youth educational scholarships health and social programs and animals. We provide community leadership and support for community vitality.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2M | $851K | $158K | $82K | $546K | $8.5M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $505K | $124K | $38K | $300K | $7.4M |
| 2022 | -$513K | $606K | $119K | $35K | $407K | $6.8M |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $459K | $86K | $26K | $292K | $7.9M |
| 2020 | $704K | $510K | $46K | — | $329K | $7.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $546K to 26 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- A W a R E Association of Whistler Area Residents for the Environment$135K
- Sea to Sky Invasive Species Council$89K
- Whistler Search and Rescue Society$62K
- Lil'wat Nation$45K
- Whistler Institute of Learning Society$35K
- Whistler Community Services Society$28K
- The Board of Education of School District No. 48 (Sea to Sky)$27K
- Whistler Arts Council$24K
- Stewardship Pemberton Society$20K
- Pemberton Valley Trails Association$16K
- The Zero Ceiling Society of Canada$13K
- Whistler Centre for Sustainability Institute Society$9,500
- Whistler Adaptive Sports Program Society$7,060
- Sea to Sky Hospice Society$6,884
- Whistler Animals Galore Society$5,400
- The Whistler Writing Society$4,785
- Pearlspace Support Services Society$3,600
- Whistler Independent Supported Housing Society$3,500
- Whistler Museum and Archives Society$3,080
- Whistler 360 Health Collaborative Society$2,200
- Whistler Children's Centre Society$1,600
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,520
- Whistler Film Festival Society$1,440
- Callanish Healing Retreats Society$620
- Whistler Public Library$370
Received $327K from 12 charities:
- Community Foundations of Canada$202K
- Whistler Search and Rescue Society$100K
- Vancouver Foundation$9,310
- Raven Foundation$5,000
- The Connor Clark & Lunn Foundation$5,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$2,270
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,108
- Sea to Sky Hospice Society$680
- Community Foundation of Whistler$200
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$194
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$72
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$20
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$140K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Shannon Ward (director); Carolyn Crompton (director); Ken Martin (director); Geoff Bustin (treasurer); Lizi McLaughlin (director); Nicole Baudisch (director); Shauna Hardy (director); Luke Ferdinands (chair); Jen Glavas (director); James Griffiths (director); Dan Howe (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Community Foundation of Whistler’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 871748943RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.