P.E.A.R.L. Foundation
Private foundation · Calgary, Alberta · BN 785876699RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($653,921) as filed with the CRA.
P.E.A.R.L. Foundation is a private foundation based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $609K in revenue and $654K in expenditures.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 42% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 12 qualified donees totalling $540K in 2024, the largest being $65K to Inn From the Cold Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $31K in 2020 to $609K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The purpose of the foundation is to make gifts to organizations which are qualified donees under the income tax act of canada.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $609K | $654K | $59 | — | $540K | $13.3M |
| 2023 | $642K | $751K | — | — | $640K | $12.2M |
| 2022 | $304K | $603K | — | — | $485K | $11.9M |
| 2021 | $235K | $607K | — | — | $491K | $13.9M |
| 2020 | $31K | $592K | — | — | $483K | $13.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $540K to 12 qualified donees:
- Inn From the Cold Society$65K
- Hope Air$60K
- West Toronto Keys to Inclusion$60K
- Fear Is Not Love Society$60K
- The Children's Cottage Society of Calgary an Alberta Society$50K
- Right to Learn Afghanistan$50K
- Discovery House Family Violence Prevention Society$50K
- Cochrane Women's Emergency Shelter Society$40K
- CUPS Calgary Society$30K
- Right to Learn Afghanistan$30K
- Women's Centre of Calgary$25K
- Vermont Square Parent - Child Mother Goose Program$20K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Tocher (trustee); James Tocher (trustee); Michelle Tocher (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from P.E.A.R.L. Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 785876699RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.