Outdoor Council of Canada Foundation
Public foundation · Calgary, Alberta · BN 833275886RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($4,604) as filed with the CRA.
Outdoor Council of Canada Foundation is a public foundation based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $3,789 in revenue and $4,604 in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,700.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 28% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $3,538 in 2024, the largest being $3,538 to Leadership Education and Development Canada. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $14K in 2020 to $3,789 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The outdoor council of canada foundation purposes are: to undertake activities to solicit and receive support for the purpose of disbursing funds exclusively to registered charities and 'qualified donees' under the provision of the income tax act. Funding is targeted at outdoor leadership education and awareness initiatives. Determining fundraising strategy (who to hire how to market the organization etc).
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,789 | $4,604 | — | — | $3,538 | $9,826 |
| 2023 | $47K | $49K | — | — | $48K | $11K |
| 2022 | $3,913 | $5,530 | — | — | $4,150 | $13K |
| 2021 | — | $6,090 | — | — | $6,090 | — |
| 2020 | $14K | $9,553 | — | — | $7,875 | $5,301 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $3,538 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $4,700 from 2 charities:
- The Calgary Foundation$3,088
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,612
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kelly McDonald (treasurer); Bernie Woods (director); Warren Blair (director); Kyle Ellergodt (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Outdoor Council of Canada Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 833275886RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.