Devries Family Foundation
Private foundation · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 845664085RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($195,474) as filed with the CRA.
Devries Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Kelowna, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $73K in revenue and $195K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 53% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 10 qualified donees totalling $162K in 2024, the largest being $54K to Elim Christian CARE Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Assisting local churches and organizations in their charitable activities and also helping the underprivileged and marginalized.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $73K | $195K | $23K | — | $162K | $2M |
| 2023 | $59K | $434K | $363K | — | $58K | $2.1M |
| 2022 | $95K | $718K | $375K | — | $332K | $2.5M |
| 2021 | $105K | $219K | $205K | — | $175K | $5.1M |
| 2020 | $98K | $252K | $156K | — | $79K | $3.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $162K to 10 qualified donees:
- Elim Christian CARE Society$54K
- Surrey Christian School Society$43K
- Willoughby Christian Reformed Church$35K
- Friendship Ministries Canada$11K
- Global Partners in Christian Education Society$4,500
- Skidmore Foundation$4,300
- Mercy Multiplied Canada Society$4,000
- Canuck Place Children's Hospice$3,000
- Youth With A Mission (BC) Society$2,500
- The Great Commission Foundation$1,900
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Teade Devries (director); Joanna Devries (director); Rachel Nelson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Devries Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 845664085RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.