Felsen Foundation
Private foundation · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 132948852RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-01-31. Split of total expenditures ($8,438,964) as filed with the CRA.
Felsen Foundation is a private foundation based in Kelowna, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending January 31, 2024, it reported $9.4M in revenue and $8.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 80% 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 23 qualified donees totalling $8.4M in 2024, the largest being $8.2M to Empower Ministries. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9.4M | $8.4M | — | — | $8.4M | $80.4M |
| 2023 | $9.2M | $8.1M | — | — | $7.9M | $79.5M |
| 2022 | $21.5M | $7.4M | — | — | $7.3M | $78.5M |
| 2021 | $4.7M | $3.5M | — | — | $3.4M | $64.4M |
| 2020 | $10.3M | $3.3M | — | — | $3.2M | $63.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $8.4M to 23 qualified donees:
- Empower Ministries$8.2M
- Seeds of Hope Childrens Ministry$35K
- Outreach Canada Ministries Inc.$25K
- Cariboo House Churches$20K
- Okanagan Valley Pregnancy CARE Centre$17K
- Bridges to New Life Society$17K
- New Manna Ministries Association$10K
- Canada Institute of Linguistics$9,000
- Focus on the Family (canada) Association$5,000
- Youth for Christ (winnipeg) Incorporated$5,000
- Central Okanagan Community Foodbank Society$5,000
- Kelowna Christian Center Society$5,000
- Far East Broadcasting Associates of Canada$5,000
- Ethnos Ministries$5,000
- Green Bay Bible Camp$4,200
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$3,500
- Northview Community Church$3,500
- Hands in Service Canada$3,500
- Calvary Chapel Kelowna Society$3,500
- Flyingbow Music Ministry$3,000
- The Ark Kids Ministries$2,000
- Our Daily Bread Ministries Canada$500
- Christians for Israel Canada$300
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Eric Jabs (director); Toni Jabs (director); Robert Jabs (director); Heidi Champagne (director); Rodger Champagne (director); Deborah Jabs (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Felsen Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132948852RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.