Richert Family Foundation
Private foundation · Burnaby, British Columbia · BN 841637556RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($106,291) as filed with the CRA.
Richert Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Burnaby, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.3M in revenue and $106K in expenditures.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 45% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 9 qualified donees totalling $90K in 2024, the largest being $30K to Peace Mennonite Church. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $276K in 2020 to $2.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
1. To advance education 2. To help alleviate poverty and homelessness 3. To be of benefit to the community as a whole 4. To advance religion
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.3M | $106K | — | — | $90K | $4.4M |
| 2023 | $262K | $122K | — | — | $105K | $2.2M |
| 2022 | -$203K | $97K | — | — | $81K | $2.1M |
| 2021 | $263K | $294K | — | — | $277K | $2.4M |
| 2020 | $276K | $151K | — | — | $138K | $2.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $90K to 9 qualified donees:
- Peace Mennonite Church$30K
- Union Gospel Mission$10K
- Mennonite Central Committee Canada$10K
- International Justice Mission Canada / Mission Internationale de Justice-Canada$10K
- The Leprosy Mission Canada$10K
- The Mennonite Historical Society of British Columbia$7,500
- Hope for Korah Ministries$5,000
- Global Aid Network$5,000
- Hope and Healing International$2,500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Linda Klassen (director); Gordon Richert (president & chairman); Lyndell Richert (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Richert Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 841637556RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.