First Peoples' Cultural Foundation
Publicly funded institution · Brentwood Bay, British Columbia · BN 872590328RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($11,235,579) as filed with the CRA.
First Peoples' Cultural Foundation is a public foundation based in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $11.8M in revenue and $11.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 85% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $83K.
Compared with 23 grantmaking institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 48% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
First peoples' cultural foundation delivers funding to programs that contribute to the ongoing resurgence of indigenous languages arts and cultural heritages of b.c. First nations communities. The foundation honours indigenous expertise by funding programs for specialized professional development that increases the technical competencies needed to rebuild indigenous cultural systems. The foundation funds projects for spaces to gather share and develop networks of support for indigenous cultural vitality. The foundation's support for innovative technology platforms has created opportunities …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11.8M | $11.2M | $10.1M | — | — | $8M |
| 2023 | $7.2M | $7M | $6.3M | — | — | $7.4M |
| 2022 | $18.7M | $18.6M | $17.4M | — | — | $7.2M |
| 2021 | $19.3M | $19.3M | $19M | — | — | $2.1M |
| 2020 | $17M | $16.1M | — | — | — | $2.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $83K from 10 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$37K
- Canadahelps Canadon$37K
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$3,004
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$2,100
- Vancouver Foundation$843
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$772
- Victoria Truth Centre Inc.$608
- Anglican Synod of the Diocese of British Columbia$450
- The Victoria Foundation$250
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$202
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$434K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dena Carroll (secretary); John Haugen (vice chair); Cynthia Jensen-Fisk (director); Gary Johnston (director); Shannon Rohan (treasurer); Shelley Sainsbury (director); Lorna Williams (chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from First Peoples' Cultural Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 872590328RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.