GMR Foundation
Private foundation · North Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 822186573RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($123,175) as filed with the CRA.
GMR Foundation is a private foundation based in North Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $245K in revenue and $123K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 36% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 24 qualified donees totalling $98K in 2024, the largest being $5,500 to The Board of Education of School District No. 39 (Vancouver). Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $89K in 2020 to $245K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Support encourage promote and foster the advancement of education the advancement of religion the relief of proverty and other charitable and philanthropic endeavours by disbursing funds to 'qualified donees'. Charitable activities in this the seventh year of the foundation were conducted by the 7 volunteers.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $245K | $123K | — | — | $98K | $2.6M |
| 2023 | $209K | $155K | — | — | $130K | $2.5M |
| 2022 | $329K | $106K | — | — | $85K | $2.4M |
| 2021 | $115K | $106K | — | — | $85K | $2.2M |
| 2020 | $89K | $100K | — | — | $80K | $2.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $98K to 24 qualified donees:
- The Board of Education of School District No. 39 (Vancouver)$5,500
- West Coast Tap Dance Collective$5,000
- Vancouver Cantata Society$5,000
- Roedde House Preservation Society$5,000
- Friends of the Old Hastings MILL Store Museum$5,000
- The Linden Singers of Victoria Society$5,000
- Learning Buddies Network of the Lower Mainland Society$5,000
- Kootenay-Columbia Discovery Centre Society$5,000
- Society of Semiahmoo Animal League$5,000
- Jack and Jill Parent Participation Preschool Society$5,000
- The Board of Education of School District No. 39 (Vancouver)$5,000
- The British Columbia Golf House Society$5,000
- Marpole Museum and Historical Society$4,500
- Vancouver Orpheus Male Voice Choir$4,000
- BC Feed the Kids Foundation$4,000
- Vancouver Westcoast Music Society$3,500
- Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver$3,500
- Out in Harmony Choir Society$3,000
- Leave Out Violence (LOVE) Society BC$3,000
- Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House Society$3,000
- Chilliwack Restorative Justice and Youth Advocacy Association$3,000
- Some Assembly Arts Society$2,000
- The Greater Vancouver Vivaldi Chamber Choir Society$2,000
- The North Vancouver High School Education Foundation$1,500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Riste (director); Lorraine Riste (director); Trygve Wenn (director); Lorna Roxburgh (director); Vivian Anderson (director); Paula Phillips (director); Korianne Tylor (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from GMR Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 822186573RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.