Mathisen Family Private Foundation
Private foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 800543233RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($49,422) as filed with the CRA.
Mathisen Family Private 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 $53K in revenue and $49K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 76% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 25 qualified donees totalling $49K in 2024, the largest being $5,000 to The University of British Columbia. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
In 2014 the Arpeg Group of Companies and its founding Mathisen business family undertook to formalize their rich history of philanthropic endeavours. The Mathisen Family Private Foundation was officially granted non-profit status as a registered charity in order to continue a long tradition of A.K. and B.M. Mathisen’s support for the communities which we call home. By inspiring family-led giving the Mathisen Family Private Foundation is a proud extension of our four-generation Vancouver B.C. family and the values which have steered our business and family for over 60 years. The following gu…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $53K | $49K | — | — | $49K | $3,627 |
| 2023 | $76K | $76K | — | — | $76K | $90 |
| 2022 | $100K | $100K | — | — | $100K | $90 |
| 2021 | $90K | $90K | $0 | — | $90K | $77 |
| 2020 | $77K | $70K | $0 | — | $70K | $293 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $49K to 25 qualified donees:
- The University of British Columbia$5,000
- Aunt Leah's Independent Lifeskills Society$3,000
- Union Gospel Mission$2,900
- Mom to Mom Child Poverty Initiative Society$2,700
- Vancouver Food Runners Society$2,300
- Take a Hike Youth Mental Health Foundation$2,200
- YWCA British Columbia$2,200
- Cowichan Women Against Violence Society$2,000
- British Columbia Guide Dog Services$2,000
- Our Place Society$1,900
- Sawhorse Revolution$1,900
- The University of British Columbia$1,800
- BC Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation$1,700
- Fresh to Families Program$1,700
- Burnaby Hospice Society$1,700
- Stanley Park Ecology Society$1,700
- Paws for Hope Animal Foundation$1,700
- Vancouver Public Library Foundation$1,600
- Kupaa Foundation$1,500
- Friends for Zambia Society$1,500
- Mind Your Plastic$1,400
- Zajac Ranch for Children$1,300
- Big Sisters of B.C. Lower Mainland$1,300
- Bill Reid Foundation$1,200
- Metro Vancouver Aboriginal Executive Council$1,100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Peggy Mathisen (director); Christopher Mathisen (director); Barbara Bell (director); Mary McNeil (director); Peter Mathisen (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Mathisen Family Private Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 800543233RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.