Low Entropy Foundation
Charitable organization · Coquitlam, British Columbia · BN 727847691RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,013,242) as filed with the CRA.
Low Entropy Foundation is a charitable organization based in Coquitlam, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 63% from donations, 12% from government. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $44K.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 6% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 83% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $30K in 2024, the largest being $30K to Kwikwetlem First Nation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $29K in 2020 to $1.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Employment Services: Facilitate training and work experience opportunities helping individuals build skills and secure jobs. This program addresses barriers to employment offering personalized support and resources. Food Security: Distributes over 500 food baskets on a weekly basis to individuals and families in need. Provide wrap-around support to address the root causes of food insecurity connecting recipients with additional resources and services. Mental Health Initiatives: Offer various activities based on community feedback including volunteer opportunities sharing circles mentor…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $1M | $413K | $22K | $30K | $58K |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $1.5M | $24K | $13K | — | $148K |
| 2022 | $226K | $225K | $2,292 | — | — | $5,825 |
| 2021 | $137K | $104K | — | — | — | $28K |
| 2020 | $29K | $23K | $20K | — | $0 | $11K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $30K to 1 qualified donee:
- Kwikwetlem First Nation$30K
Received $44K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$503K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Hui Sun (treasurer); Ed Hall (board chair); Amanda Engen (director); Jim Cynthia (director); Don Wells.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Low Entropy Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 727847691RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.