The Albert and Phyllis Kipnes Foundation
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 888679073RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($19,631) as filed with the CRA.
The Albert and Phyllis Kipnes Foundation is a private foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $20K in revenue and $20K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 38 grantmaking institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 28% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $17K in 2024, the largest being $17K to Crohn's and Colitis Canada / Crohn et Colite Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $8,550 in 2020 to $20K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The albert and phyllis kipnes foundation supports the following charities: a) the canadian foundation of ileitis & colitis and crohn's and colitis canada for research; b) the canadian cancer society (british columbia division) for research; c) the lions gate hospital foundation for the purchase of capital equipment; and d) the canadian diabetes association for research.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $20K | $20K | — | — | $17K | $481K |
| 2023 | $13K | $12K | — | — | $10K | $481K |
| 2022 | $6,929 | $5,860 | — | — | $4,000 | $480K |
| 2021 | $4,401 | $5,704 | — | — | $4,000 | $478K |
| 2020 | $8,550 | $6,749 | — | — | $5,000 | $480K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $17K to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Peter Skov (head trustee); Sherry Heggie (trustee); Ozrat Kipnes (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Albert and Phyllis Kipnes Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 888679073RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.