Sounds of Hope Foundation
Private foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 838170132RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($10,086) as filed with the CRA.
Sounds of Hope Foundation is a private foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, it reported $156K in revenue and $10K 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 16% 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 2 qualified donees totalling $6,000 in 2024, the largest being $5,000 to BC Women's Health Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $22K in 2020 to $156K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To continue to support charitable organizations e.g. Bcch st. Paul's hospital coast mental health foundation heart & stroke foundation vancouver metropolitan orchestra greater vancouver food bank and taiwanese canadian cultural society
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $156K | $10K | — | — | $6,000 | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $5,700 | $13K | — | — | — | $997K |
| 2022 | $34K | $13K | — | — | $3,592 | $1M |
| 2021 | $20K | $18K | — | — | $3,000 | $983K |
| 2020 | $22K | $25K | — | — | $6,000 | $982K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $6,000 to 2 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sylvia Chen (director); Alan Chen (director); Angela Chen (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Sounds of Hope Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 838170132RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.