Mary and Gordon Christopher Foundation
Private foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 851559369RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($369,382) as filed with the CRA.
Mary and Gordon Christopher Foundation is a private foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $183K in revenue and $369K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 54% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 12 qualified donees totalling $330K in 2024, the largest being $100K to The Wayside House of Hamilton. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $183K | $369K | — | — | $330K | -$12K |
| 2023 | $109K | $34K | — | — | — | $3.7M |
| 2022 | -$211K | $664K | — | — | $639K | $3.8M |
| 2021 | $4.9M | $361K | — | — | $358K | $4.6M |
| 2020 | $266K | $261K | — | — | $258K | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $330K to 12 qualified donees:
- The Wayside House of Hamilton$100K
- Lumara Grief and Bereavement CARE Society$72K
- Pacific Salmon Foundation/fondation du Saumon du Pacifique$50K
- PALS Adult Services Society$25K
- Breakthrough T1D Canada/Percée DT1 Canada$25K
- Pals Autism Society$20K
- Growing Chefs Society$20K
- Headsup Guys$5,000
- Pacific Assistance Dogs Society$5,000
- First United Church Community Ministry Society$5,000
- Covenant House Vancouver$2,500
- Shaughnessy Heights United Church$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Christopher (treasurer); Philip Christopher (chair); Teri Christopher (secretary); Eva Christopher (director); Jill Christopher (director); Scott Christopher (director); Megan Christopher (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Mary and Gordon Christopher Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 851559369RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.