Sydney J. Risk Foundation
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 888899275RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($8,659) as filed with the CRA.
Sydney J. Risk Foundation is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $100K in revenue and $8,659 in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 13% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $2,722.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 95% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 89% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $5,000 in 2024, the largest being $2,500 to The University of British Columbia. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $29K in 2020 to $100K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Scholarships bursaries awards prizes to live theatre actors playwrights and directors
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $100K | $8,659 | $1,159 | $150 | $7,500 | $321K |
| 2023 | $22K | $8,017 | $469 | — | $7,500 | $230K |
| 2022 | $25K | $8,687 | — | $324 | $7,500 | $216K |
| 2021 | $52K | $9,260 | — | — | $7,500 | $218K |
| 2020 | $29K | $7,850 | — | — | $7,500 | $174K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $5,000 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $2,722 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,722
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Donald Risk (director); Heather Risk (director); Roderick Risk (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Sydney J. Risk Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 888899275RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.