Geshido Foundation
Public foundation · Calgary, Alberta · BN 863841219RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($97,932) as filed with the CRA.
Geshido Foundation is a public foundation based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $75K in revenue and $98K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 35% from donations.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 8% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 83% of that peer group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $36K in 2024, the largest being $26K to Place2Give Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To relieve poverty by providing residential accommodation below market rate and by lowering the cost of food. To provide counseling and treatment for those addicted to drugs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $75K | $98K | $4,176 | $45K | $36K | $70K |
| 2023 | $59K | $69K | $36K | — | $30K | $93K |
| 2022 | $41K | $17K | $7,711 | — | $5,000 | $104K |
| 2021 | $492 | $846 | — | — | — | $80K |
| 2020 | $82K | $74K | $5,000 | $44K | $23K | $104K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $36K to 2 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Richard Ouellette (treasurer); Gena Roststein (director); Christopher Day (board chairman).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Geshido Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 863841219RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.