Georgina Sawyer Memorial Foundation
Public foundation · Calgary, Alberta · BN 118937366RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($78,454) as filed with the CRA.
Georgina Sawyer Memorial Foundation is a public foundation based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $83K in revenue and $78K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 12% from donations.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 37% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 20 qualified donees totalling $63K in 2024, the largest being $6,000 to Wayside House. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $31K in 2020 to $83K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The georgina sawyer memorial foundation is committed to preserving the legacy of georgina sawyer through a broad range of phillanthropic efforts. The foundation primarily supports initiatives that benefit places of worship parishes nursing homes and hospices a s well as organizations dedicated to athletic development and welfare of both domestic and wild animals. In addition the foundation provides assistance to individuals striving to achieve their career aspirations and personal development goals
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $83K | $78K | — | — | $68K | $1M |
| 2023 | $49K | $48K | — | — | $47K | $929K |
| 2022 | $52K | $42K | — | — | $42K | $841K |
| 2021 | $64K | $45K | — | — | $44K | $1M |
| 2020 | $31K | $41K | — | — | $39K | $933K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $63K to 20 qualified donees:
- Wayside House$6,000
- First Church of Christ Scientist Edmonton$6,000
- Cheetah Conservation Fund Canada$4,000
- Calgary Humane Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$4,000
- Bear Valley Rescue Society$4,000
- The Christian Science Association of the Students of Edward K. Jones CSB.$3,500
- The Toronto Humane Society$3,000
- Meow Foundation$3,000
- First Church of Christ Scientist Winnipeg$3,000
- Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society$3,000
- Calgary Seniors' Resource Society$3,000
- The British Columbia Conservation Foundation$3,000
- Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society$3,000
- A Home for Hooves$3,000
- Wildlife Haven Rehabilitation Centre Inc.$2,000
- Medicine Hat S P C a$2,000
- Canadian Animal Task Force Society$2,000
- B.C. Camping and Recreation Guild for Christian Scientists$2,000
- Alberta Birds of Prey Foundation$2,000
- Feline Rescue Foundation of Alberta$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ruth Huber (director); James McClimans (director); James Sawatzky (secretary/treasurer); Federick Young (director); Michelle Wozniak (director); Donna Burwash (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Georgina Sawyer Memorial Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118937366RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.