McLean Family Foundation
Private foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 857244297RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($201,760) as filed with the CRA.
McLean Family 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 $325K in revenue and $202K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% 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 92% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 8 qualified donees totalling $202K in 2024, the largest being $60K to Bc/yukon Command of the Royal Canadian Legion Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
This private foundation receives funds for the purpose of making donations to other registered charities. The current donee charity types include: welfare; health; benefits to community & other; and education.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $325K | $202K | — | — | $202K | $539K |
| 2023 | $318K | $245K | — | — | $245K | $416K |
| 2022 | $303K | $190K | — | — | $189K | $343K |
| 2021 | $311K | $141K | — | — | $141K | $230K |
| 2020 | $301K | $281K | — | — | $281K | $60K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $202K to 8 qualified donees:
- Bc/yukon Command of the Royal Canadian Legion Foundation$60K
- British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$60K
- The Society for the Education of Children With Specific Learning Disabilities$35K
- Bowen Children's Centre Society$15K
- Niagara Dog Rescue Inc.$10K
- Home of Good Hope in Namibia Foundation$10K
- Ontario Reptile Rescue$10K
- Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver$1,760
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Joseph McLean (director); Joel McLean (director); James McLean (director); Taylor McLean (director); Jonathan McLean (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from McLean Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 857244297RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.