Dennis O'Rourke Foundation
Private foundation · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 751900135RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($45,000) as filed with the CRA.
Dennis O'Rourke Foundation is a private foundation based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $571K in revenue and $45K in expenditures.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 92% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $45K in 2024, the largest being $25K to Okanagan Symphony Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
The charity received its registration status as a qualified donee in 2022 and in the prior year received share donations from donors. The charity began charitable activities in the current year (2024).
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $571K | $45K | — | — | $45K | $2.1M |
| 2023 | $1.6M | — | — | — | — | $1.6M |
| 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $45K to 3 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dennis O'Rourke (trustee); Tom O'Rourke (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Dennis O'Rourke Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 751900135RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.