Cottonwood Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 835704297RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-11-03. Split of total expenditures ($18,185) as filed with the CRA.
Cottonwood Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending November 3, 2023, it reported $3,612 in revenue and $18K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 3,292 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 13% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $10K in 2023, the largest being $10K to West Coast Leaf Association. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2,235 in 2020 to $3,612 in 2023. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The foundation issues grants to qualified donees and for educational scholarships
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $3,612 | $18K | — | — | $10K | $72K |
| 2022 | $1,416 | $30K | — | — | $20K | $86K |
| 2021 | $412 | $83K | — | — | $75K | $115K |
| 2020 | $2,235 | $176K | — | — | $165K | $197K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Granted $10K to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Carmen Theriault (secretary); Laura West (chair); Kirsten Jenkins (treasurer).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Cottonwood Charitable Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 835704297RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.