Martin Harris Foundation
Private foundation · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 814789038RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($244,233) as filed with the CRA.
Martin Harris Foundation is a private foundation based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $654K in revenue and $244K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 76% from donations.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 97% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 9 qualified donees totalling $245K in 2024, the largest being $50K to Canadahelps Canadon. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Martin harris foundation makes donations to qualified donees.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $654K | $244K | — | — | $245K | $3.6M |
| 2023 | $93K | $230K | — | — | $232K | $3.2M |
| 2022 | $46K | $232K | — | — | $230K | $3.3M |
| 2021 | $52K | $219K | — | — | $216K | $3.5M |
| 2020 | -$28K | $241K | — | — | $240K | $3.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $245K to 9 qualified donees:
- Canadahelps Canadon$50K
- University Hospitals Foundation$35K
- Alberta Diabetes Foundation$30K
- Home Horizon Georgian Triangle Residential Services$30K
- Safetynet Children & Youth Charities$30K
- Sustainable Food Edmonton$20K
- My Friend's House Collingwood Crisis Centre$20K
- Breakthrough T1D Canada/Percée DT1 Canada$20K
- Kidsports Alberta$10K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
James Sheard (director); Wesley Barlow (director); Kathleen Rothert (director); Allison Sheard (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Martin Harris Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 814789038RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.