EJO Trust
Private foundation · Calgary, Alberta · BN 736968348RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,047,513) as filed with the CRA.
EJO Trust is a private foundation based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.1M in revenue and $3M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 93% from donations.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 90% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $3M in 2024, the largest being $1M to Educationmatters. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To receive and maintain a fund or funds and to apply all or part of the principal and income therefrom to qualified donees.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2023–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.1M | $3M | — | — | $3M | $68K |
| 2023 | $2M | $1M | — | — | $1M | $973K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $3M to 3 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Elizabeth Ohlson (trustee); Robert Ohlson (trustee); Chanel Avarello (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from EJO Trust’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 736968348RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.