Footbridge Foundation
Public foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 791061328RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,151,205) as filed with the CRA.
Footbridge Foundation is a public foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 43% 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 78% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 24 qualified donees totalling $723K in 2024, the largest being $232K to The University of British Columbia. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The foundation's objects are to apply the income and capital of the foundation for charitable purposes by distributing it to qualified donees as defined in the income tax act that are engaged in orthopaedic research or training. The foundation will promote health by providing access to orthopaedic surgery physiotherapy services and walking aides to individuals with mobility impairments who are in need. The foundation will apply for government and third party grants and donate the grant proceeds to qualified donees that are engaged in orthopaedic research or training. The foundation will p…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.2M | — | — | $1.1M | $2.6M |
| 2023 | $527K | $564K | — | — | $553K | $2.6M |
| 2022 | $674K | $229K | — | — | $221K | $2.6M |
| 2021 | -$15K | $215K | — | — | $163K | $2.2M |
| 2020 | $888K | $124K | $15K | — | $96K | $2.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $723K to 24 qualified donees:
- The University of British Columbia$232K
- Vancouver Association for Photographic Arts$181K
- Sarah McLachlan School of Music Society$100K
- Pediatric Cancers Survivorship Society of BC$81K
- The University of British Columbia$70K
- ST Paul's Hospital Foundation Inc$38K
- Make-A-Wish Foundation of Canada$10K
- Shanti Bhavan Children's Project: Canada Chapter$1,500
- Saint James Music Academy$1,000
- Vancouver Foundation$1,000
- VDC Dance Centre Society$1,000
- The Vancouver East Cultural Centre$1,000
- Push International Performing Arts Festival Society$1,000
- Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society$1,000
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada/Les repaires jeunesse du Canada$1,000
- Seismic Shift Arts Society$1,000
- United Way British Columbia$500
- Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society$500
- Knowledge Network Corporation$200
- FINCA Canada$100
- First United Church$100
- Hope and Healing International$100
- Vancouver Poppy Fund Committee$50
- Union Gospel Mission$50
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
P. Nigel Fisher (trustee); Donna Molby (trustee); Murray Penner (trustee); Shaw Saltzberg (trustee); Jordan Leith (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Footbridge Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 791061328RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.