Michael and Inna O'Brian Family Foundation
Private foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 839299161RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($220,407) as filed with the CRA.
Michael and Inna O'Brian Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $13K in revenue and $220K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $480.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 51% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 16 qualified donees totalling $206K in 2024, the largest being $50K to Vancouver Opera Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13K | $220K | — | — | $206K | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $981K | $260K | — | — | $253K | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $292K | $154K | — | — | $152K | $126K |
| 2021 | $362K | $141K | — | — | $140K | $19K |
| 2020 | $15K | $168K | — | — | $166K | -$208K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $206K to 16 qualified donees:
- Vancouver Opera Foundation$50K
- National Gallery of Canada Foundation/fondation du Musée des Beaux-Arts du Canada$25K
- Create Change Foundation$25K
- The British Columbia Photography and Media Arts Society$25K
- Vancouver Art Gallery Foundation$20K
- Parish of ST. Barnabas$15K
- Pacific Ballet British Columbia Society$15K
- Museum of Comptemporary Art Toronto Canada$10K
- Griffin Art Projects Society$5,000
- Aciac$5,000
- Arts Umbrella Association$5,000
- Parish of ST Mary's Kerrisdale$2,500
- Christ Church Parish Vancouver B.C.$1,500
- British Columbia's Children's Hospital Foundation$1,000
- Chor Leoni Choral Society$600
- Vancouver Ballet Society$250
Received $480 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Janet Kolanko (director); Darryl Yea (director); Inna O'Brian (director); George Seslija (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Michael and Inna O'Brian Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 839299161RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.