John Wilson Family Foundation
Private foundation · Fort McMurray, Alberta · BN 779685155RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($49,257) as filed with the CRA.
John Wilson Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Fort McMurray, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $55K in revenue and $49K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% 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 19% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 9 qualified donees totalling $33K in 2024, the largest being $9,000 to Keyano College. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Receiving and managing funds for the purpose of making gifts to qualified donees
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2024–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $55K | $49K | — | — | $33K | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $33K to 9 qualified donees:
- Keyano College$9,000
- Local Helicopter Emergency Response Organization Foundation$7,500
- Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation$5,000
- Waypoints Community Services Association$5,000
- Youth With A Mission Society$3,500
- Fort McMurray Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$625
- Centre of Hope Non-Profit Society of Fort McMurray$625
- The Fort McMurray Boys' and Girls' Club$625
- Wood Buffalo Food Bank Association$625
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Wilson (president); Leslie Wilson (vice president); James Knelsen (treasurer); Kyle Wilson (director); Drew Wilson (director); Laura Wilson (director); Ryan Wilson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from John Wilson Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 779685155RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.