Karis Trust
Private foundation · Port Perry, Ontario · BN 863972816RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($150,854) as filed with the CRA.
Karis Trust is a private foundation based in Port Perry, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $48K in revenue and $151K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 50% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 6 qualified donees totalling $138K in 2024, the largest being $120K to Room 217 Foundation. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $248K in 2020 to $48K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The trust makes donations to qualified donees who are registered charities for the purpose of christian arts and education programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $48K | $151K | — | — | $138K | $922K |
| 2023 | $131K | $190K | — | — | $178K | $1M |
| 2022 | $246K | $77K | $17K | — | $61K | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $189K | $62K | $14K | — | $48K | $907K |
| 2020 | $248K | $91K | $11K | — | $80K | $780K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $138K to 6 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Beverly Foster (trustee); Robert Foster (trustee); Aimee Berends (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Karis Trust’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 863972816RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.