The 411 Foundation
Public foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 119310621RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($196,138) as filed with the CRA.
The 411 Foundation is a public foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $141K in revenue and $196K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 75% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $111K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 59% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $106K in 2024, the largest being $106K to The 411 Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
The purpose of the foundation is to act as a public charitable foundation and to serve the citizens of greater vancouver by gifting funds to 411 seniors centre society (1977) and other qualified donees as defined in subsection 149.1(1) of the income tax act; providing social and recreational programs and services to assist older persons in greater vancouver; co-operating with governments and other registered charities in furtherance of these purposes; soliciting collecting receiving acquiring holding such property equipment and materials as are deemed necessary to accomplish the foundat…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $141K | $196K | — | — | $180K | $716K |
| 2023 | $474K | $2.4M | — | — | $2.3M | $772K |
| 2022 | $264K | $289K | — | — | $151K | $3.3M |
| 2021 | $158K | $2.9M | — | — | $2.8M | $3.4M |
| 2020 | $160K | $360K | — | — | $250K | $5.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $106K to 1 qualified donee:
- The 411 Foundation$106K
Received $111K from 2 charities:
- The 411 Foundation$106K
- Canadahelps Canadon$4,921
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$12K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gary Horswell (director); Lyn Lenning (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The 411 Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119310621RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.