Irma J. Brydson Foundation
Private foundation · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 846569879RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($200,000) as filed with the CRA.
Irma J. Brydson Foundation is a private foundation based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $935K in revenue and $200K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 78% 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 92% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $200K in 2024, the largest being $150K to YWCA Toronto. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $145K in 2020 to $935K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
The foundation carries out the program of making gifts to qualified recipients who carry out charitable activities furthering the relief of poverty the advancement of education and the advancement of the public's appreciation of the arts.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $935K | $200K | — | — | $200K | $4.5M |
| 2023 | $708K | $155K | — | — | $155K | $3.7M |
| 2022 | $460K | $101K | — | — | $100K | $3.2M |
| 2021 | $421K | $105K | $684 | — | $105K | $2.8M |
| 2020 | $145K | $101K | $677 | — | $100K | $2.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $200K to 2 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sherry Brydson (chair); Matthew Carson (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Irma J. Brydson Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 846569879RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.