Raven Foundation
Private foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 865119127RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($168,007) as filed with the CRA.
Raven Foundation is a private foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, it reported $300K in revenue and $168K 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 54% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 20 qualified donees totalling $150K in 2024, the largest being $53K to B.C. Social Venture Partners Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Hold and invest funds and property for the purpose of disbursing exclusively to 'qualified donees'. Particularly those that impact children & youth through long-term success programs in addition to family support through children & youth.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $300K | $168K | — | — | $150K | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $148K | $268K | — | — | $251K | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $263K | $61K | — | — | $43K | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $232K | $400K | — | — | $383K | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $239K | $181K | — | — | $166K | $1.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $150K to 20 qualified donees:
- B.C. Social Venture Partners Foundation$53K
- University of Vermont$25K
- YWCA British Columbia$10K
- The Downtown Eastside Women's Centre Association$10K
- Aim for 3$10K
- Whistler Search and Rescue Society$5,000
- Parkinson Society British Columbia$5,000
- Pacific Parkinson's Research Institute - Vancouver Canada Society$5,000
- Jewish Federation of British Columbia$5,000
- Covenant House Vancouver$5,000
- Community Foundation of Whistler$5,000
- The Arts Club of Vancouver Theatre Society$3,500
- Whistler Adaptive Sports Program Society$2,000
- African Children's Book Box Society$2,000
- Union Gospel Mission Foundation$1,000
- Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society$1,000
- Vancouver Poppy Fund Committee$800
- The War Amputations of Canada$800
- Search and Rescue Society of British Columbia$500
- Canadian Alopecia Areata Foundation$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jim Yeates (director); Deborah Yeates (director); Michelle Yeates (director); Lisa Yeates (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Raven Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 865119127RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.