Famous 5 Foundation
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 885130179RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($349,127) as filed with the CRA.
Famous 5 Foundation is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $300K in revenue and $349K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 33% from donations, 23% from government, 11% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $66K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 24% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $1,500 in 2024, the largest being $1,000 to Sarnia & District Humane Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $93K in 2020 to $300K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
1. Pink tea conversations - educational profiles of extraordinary women at in-person and virtual events. 2. Youth mentorship and educational activities. 3. 'persons' day activities - to educate celebrate and bring awareness of the impact and importance of the 'persons' case ruling. Includes the maquette national leadership tour and governor general awards. 4. Say her name! Initiative - to educate and promote women for awards and leadership positions.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $300K | $349K | $227K | $67K | $1,500 | $148K |
| 2023 | $299K | $266K | $168K | $25K | — | $197K |
| 2022 | $143K | $173K | $131K | — | — | $164K |
| 2021 | $96K | $94K | $75K | — | — | $195K |
| 2020 | $93K | $73K | $64K | — | — | $194K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,500 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $66K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$71K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Beatrice Raffoul (chair ottawa chapter); Stacy Gibbons (treasurer); Jane Sanden (director); Briana Maceachern (director); Tara Webber (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Famous 5 Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 885130179RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.