Cowichan Foundation
Public foundation · Duncan, British Columbia · BN 118878263RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($34,727) as filed with the CRA.
Cowichan Foundation is a public foundation based in Duncan, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $34K in revenue and $35K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 55% from donations, 26% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $9,209.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 81% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $14K in 2024, the largest being $14K to Vancouver Island University Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $15K in 2020 to $34K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Gifting funds to qualified donees who are advancing education of residents of the cowichan valley by providing scholorships and bursaries; contributing to the establishment maintenance and enhancement of accredited education facilities; and contributing to museums public art gallaries or education programs related to the arts within the cowichan valley; and providing benefit to residents by contributing to the establishment maintenance and enhancement of public amenitities such as historical monuments; parks and recreation facilities; and art galleries or public art displays
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $34K | $35K | $21K | — | $14K | $224K |
| 2023 | $27K | $16K | — | — | $12K | $225K |
| 2022 | $15K | $22K | $5,250 | — | $13K | $226K |
| 2021 | $26K | $20K | — | — | $14K | $233K |
| 2020 | $15K | $22K | $5,000 | — | $12K | $224K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $14K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $9,209 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Cameron Drew (director); Catherine Hennebury (treasurer/secretary); Daniel Varga (president); Lance Steward (vice-president); Charles Coleman (director); Loretta Hopkins (director); Jane Steward (director); Andrew Lacroix (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Cowichan Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118878263RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.