Diamond Foundation
Private foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 118885201RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($18,914,048) as filed with the CRA.
Diamond Foundation is a private foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, it reported $28.1M in revenue and $18.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 55% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $750K.
Compared with 380 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 68% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 89 qualified donees totalling $17.8M in 2024, the largest being $8M to ST. Paul's Foundation of Vancouver. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
No charitable programs were carried on directly by the diamond foundation. The diamond foundation donated to institutions within the definition of 'registered charities' for advancement of purposes of such institutions.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $28.1M | $18.9M | — | — | $17.8M | $192.2M |
| 2023 | $37.3M | $15.8M | — | — | $14.4M | $168.8M |
| 2022 | $22.1M | $11.4M | — | — | $9.3M | $159.1M |
| 2021 | $8.9M | $7.3M | — | — | $5.9M | $156.5M |
| 2020 | $28.6M | $7.6M | — | — | $6.6M | $144.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $17.8M to 89 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- ST. Paul's Foundation of Vancouver$8M
- BC Cancer Foundation$1.7M
- Jewish Federation of British Columbia$1.4M
- VGH & Ubc Hospital Foundation$1.1M
- Canadian Friends of Shalva Israel Association$1.1M
- The Vancouver Art Gallery Association$1M
- United Way British Columbia$251K
- The Salvation Army Belkin Communities of Hope$250K
- Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies$230K
- Ohel Ya'Akov Community Kollel$200K
- BC Women's Health Foundation$127K
- Fraser Institute Foundation$125K
- Machson Tzvi Hersh Jewish Charity Organization$125K
- Big Sisters of B.C. Lower Mainland$117K
- Vancouver Talmud Torah Association$113K
- True Patriot Love Foundation$100K
- Burnaby Hospital and Community Foundation$100K
- Birthright Israel Foundation of Canada$100K
- Vancouver Hebrew Academy Society$100K
- Vancouver Police Foundation$79K
- The Arthritis Research Centre Society of Canada$78K
- Jewish Seniors Alliance of Greater Vancouver Foundation$65K
- Shawnigan Lake School Foundation$65K
- Louis Brier Jewish Aged Foundation$60K
- Congregation Schara Tzedeck$58K
Received $750K from 1 charity:
- ZLC Foundation$750K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$317K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gordon Diamond (president/director); Humphry Koch (secretary/treasurer); Elizabeth Diamond (director); Jill Diamond (executive director); Lauri Glotman (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Diamond Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118885201RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.