Hummingbird Foundation
Private foundation · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 861595973RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,663,323) as filed with the CRA.
Hummingbird Foundation is a private foundation based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $5.3M in revenue and $2.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 46% 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 65% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $2.5M in 2024, the largest being $2.5M to Aqueduct Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.8M in 2020 to $5.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Purpose of the Foundation is to provide support for other charities - primary areas for support are the arts & nature related charities. Other areas of support include youth education health and social causes. The foundation earns investment income on qualified investments from contributions designated for these purposes.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.3M | $2.7M | — | — | $2.5M | $47.5M |
| 2023 | $2.8M | $1.2M | — | — | $1.1M | $43M |
| 2022 | $16.8M | $831K | — | — | $720K | $38.8M |
| 2021 | $3.4M | $714K | — | — | $637K | $22.9M |
| 2020 | $1.8M | $630K | — | — | $563K | $18.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2.5M to 1 qualified donee:
- Aqueduct Foundation$2.5M
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Margaret Mason (director); Scott Poole (director); Laurie Kelley (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Hummingbird Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 861595973RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.