Robert & Norma Puddester Numismatic Foundation
Private foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 898119912RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($2,912) as filed with the CRA.
Robert & Norma Puddester Numismatic Foundation is a private foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, it reported $81K in revenue and $2,912 in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations.
Compared with 2,652 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 21% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 99% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $54K in 2020 to $81K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
Maintained Numismatic reference materials; maintained a collection of coins and medals; research and writing on Numismatica.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $81K | $2,912 | $1,503 | $0 | $0 | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $53K | $2,472 | $1,732 | $0 | $0 | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $68K | $2,448 | $1,685 | $0 | $0 | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $56K | $1,634 | $865 | — | $0 | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $54K | $1,820 | $1,188 | — | — | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robert Puddester (director); Norma Puddester (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Robert & Norma Puddester Numismatic Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 898119912RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.