Jack and Sylvia Gin Foundation
Private foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 812290799RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($561,976) as filed with the CRA.
Jack and Sylvia Gin Foundation is a private foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, it reported $797K in revenue and $562K in expenditures.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 31% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 19 qualified donees totalling $427K in 2024, the largest being $150K to ST. Paul's Foundation of Vancouver. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $414K in 2020 to $797K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Jack and sylvia gin formed the jack and sylvia gin foundation (jsgf) to give back to the community in perpetuity. Jsgf contributes to registered charities selected by a committee within jsgf. Grants are made to organizations helping women and children faith-based ministries homelessness and addictions education local hospital athletics and culture.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $797K | $562K | — | — | $427K | $10.1M |
| 2023 | $355K | $508K | — | — | $405K | $9.8M |
| 2022 | $594K | $755K | — | — | $653K | $10M |
| 2021 | $604K | $651K | — | — | $576K | $10.1M |
| 2020 | $414K | $595K | — | — | $550K | $10.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $427K to 19 qualified donees:
- ST. Paul's Foundation of Vancouver$150K
- Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation$100K
- Centre Church Vancouver$40K
- Villa Cathay CARE Home Society$25K
- The Hill 70 Memorial/La Côte 70 Memorial$20K
- Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre$10K
- The Orillia Museum of Art and History$10K
- Seeds of Hope Childrens Ministry$10K
- Vancouver Christian School Association$10K
- Thompson Rivers University$10K
- Take a Hike Youth Mental Health Foundation$10K
- Ratanak International$10K
- The Samaritan's Purse - Canada$5,000
- The Chinese Canadian Military Museum Society$5,000
- Friends of the Canadian War Museum$5,000
- Kingston Canadian Film Festival$2,700
- Kamloops Film Society$2,000
- Greater Vancouver Youth for Christ$1,200
- The Bible League of Canada$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$68K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jack Gin (trustee); Sylvia Gin (trustee); Sarah Smith (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Jack and Sylvia Gin Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 812290799RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.