Russell-Cowie Family Foundation
Private foundation · Calgary, Alberta · BN 746227917RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($41,006) as filed with the CRA.
Russell-Cowie Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $164K in revenue and $41K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 77% from donations.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 40% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $34K in 2024, the largest being $16K to Tumaini Children's Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $107K in 2020 to $164K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
Giftiing funds to various qualified donees
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $164K | $41K | — | — | $34K | $794K |
| 2023 | $137K | $32K | — | — | $26K | $671K |
| 2022 | $163K | $23K | — | — | $18K | $566K |
| 2021 | $161K | $18K | — | — | $14K | $426K |
| 2020 | $107K | $14K | — | — | $10K | $282K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $34K to 3 qualified donees:
- Tumaini Children's Foundation$16K
- Mamas for Mamas$13K
- Kidsport Canada$5,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Donald Cowie (trustee); Varina Russell (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Russell-Cowie Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 746227917RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.