R & J Stern Family Foundation
Private foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 829685312RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($604,289) as filed with the CRA.
R & J Stern Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.1M in revenue and $604K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 106% from donations.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 91% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 38 qualified donees totalling $603K in 2024, the largest being $211K to Jewish Federation of British Columbia. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $461K in 2020 to $2.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
We exclusively make grants to qualified donees such as organizations that support arts and music programs education programs health and science programs and religious/community services programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.1M | $604K | — | — | $603K | $3.4M |
| 2023 | $2.1M | $1.1M | — | — | $1M | $1.9M |
| 2022 | $1M | $749K | — | — | $748K | $844K |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $614K | — | — | $614K | $567K |
| 2020 | $461K | $719K | — | — | $718K | $65K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $603K to 38 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Jewish Federation of British Columbia$211K
- United Way of Lower Mainland$110K
- Vancouver Symphony Society$70K
- VGH & Ubc Hospital Foundation$40K
- Canadahelps Canadon$25K
- Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society$18K
- YWCA British Columbia$10K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$10K
- Saint James Music Academy$10K
- City Opera of Vancouver Society$10K
- Canada West Foundation$10K
- Arts Umbrella Association$10K
- Pacific Ballet British Columbia Society$7,500
- Temple Sholom$6,350
- Vancouver Recital Society$5,000
- Vancouver Foundation$5,000
- Vancouver Academy of Music$5,000
- The University of British Columbia$5,000
- BC Women's Health Foundation$5,000
- Bard on the Beach Theatre Society$5,000
- National Media Awards Foundation$3,000
- Hillel BC Society$3,000
- VDC Dance Centre Society$2,500
- Big Sisters of B.C. Lower Mainland$2,500
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$1,800
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ronald Stern (director/co-chair); Janet Stern (director/co-chair); Neil De Gelder (director/secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from R & J Stern Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 829685312RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.