Pura Vida Foundation
Charitable organization · Nelson, British Columbia · BN 847079563RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-02-28. Split of total expenditures ($36,355) as filed with the CRA.
Pura Vida Foundation is a charitable organization based in Nelson, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending February 28, 2024, it reported $11K in revenue and $36K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 70% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $127.
Compared with 2,855 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 41% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $38K in 2020 to $11K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Providing basic amenities school supplies and photography supplies to children in Latin America.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11K | $36K | $33K | — | $0 | $153K |
| 2023 | $13K | $46K | $38K | — | — | $178K |
| 2022 | $52K | $127K | $29K | — | — | $211K |
| 2021 | $154K | $31K | $29K | — | — | $286K |
| 2020 | $38K | $59K | $56K | — | — | $163K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $127 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lorena Beninger (treasurer); Marni Beninger (president); Mari Plamondon (secretary); Suzanne Christoffel (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Pura Vida Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 847079563RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.