Paraklesis Foundation
Public foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 826790289RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($96,521) as filed with the CRA.
Paraklesis Foundation is a public foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, it reported $36K in revenue and $97K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
In 2023, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $200K.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 27% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $50K in 2023, the largest being $50K to Paraklesis Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To solicit & receive gifts bequests trusts funds & property and beneficially or as a trustee agent to hold invest develop manage accumulate and administer funds and property for the purpose of disbursing funds and property exclusively to registered charities and qualified donees to undertake activities ancillary and incidental to the attainment of the aforementioned charitable programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $36K | $97K | $73K | — | — | $2.1M |
| 2023 | $138K | $215K | $124K | — | $50K | $2.2M |
| 2022 | $175K | $318K | $189K | — | $85K | $2.2M |
| 2021 | $138K | $129K | — | — | $85K | $2.4M |
| 2020 | $40K | $47K | — | — | — | $2.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Granted $50K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $200K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Harrop (secretary); Don Oszli (treasurer); Shella Pangborn (president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Paraklesis Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 826790289RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.