Louis Family Foundation
Private foundation · West Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 793987488RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($321,890) as filed with the CRA.
Louis Family Foundation is a private foundation based in West Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $489K in revenue and $322K 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 55% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 10 qualified donees totalling $290K in 2024, the largest being $85K to Lions Gate Hospital Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $110K in 2020 to $489K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The foundation operates as a private foundation making grants only to qualified grantees (as defined by the income tax act)
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $489K | $322K | — | — | $290K | $3M |
| 2023 | $237K | $283K | — | — | $251K | $2.9M |
| 2022 | $99K | $296K | $268K | — | $268K | $2.9M |
| 2021 | $152K | $291K | — | — | $251K | $3.4M |
| 2020 | $110K | $32K | — | — | — | $3.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $290K to 10 qualified donees:
- Lions Gate Hospital Foundation$85K
- The Writers' Exchange Society$60K
- Windmill Microlending$50K
- The Belonging Network Support for Families and Youth Association$25K
- B.C. Social Venture Partners Foundation$25K
- Learning Disabilities Society of Greater Vancouver$15K
- Aunt Leah's Independent Lifeskills Society$10K
- The Board of Education of School District No. 39 (Vancouver)$10K
- Growing Chefs Society$5,000
- Fresh Roots Urban Farm Society$5,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robin Louis (chair); Aron Louis (treasurer); Owen Louis (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Louis Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 793987488RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.