Knelson Family Foundation
Private foundation · Nanoose Bay, British Columbia · BN 805319704RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($62,211) as filed with the CRA.
Knelson Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Nanoose Bay, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $46K in revenue and $62K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 41% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $55K in 2024, the largest being $25K to The Langley Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Donations to other charitable organizations/qualified donees.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $46K | $62K | — | — | $55K | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $56K | $87K | — | — | $80K | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $69K | $51K | — | — | $44K | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $76K | $68K | — | — | $60K | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $63K | $57K | — | — | $50K | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, December 31, 2024
- Investment income$40,279
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $55K to 5 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brett Knelson (president & director); Debra Lloyd (vice-president & director); Carole Smith (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Knelson Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 805319704RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.