The Andrew Mahon Foundation
Private foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 119212280RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($873,354) as filed with the CRA.
The Andrew Mahon Foundation is a private foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3.2M in revenue and $873K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 50% from donations.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 81% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 88 qualified donees totalling $855K in 2024, the largest being $115K to VGH & Ubc Hospital Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.4M in 2020 to $3.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Donations and grants to organizations to aid in the treatment and rehabilitation of handicapped children and those organizations and individuals performing research into diseases with afflict children. Other charitable purposes at the discretion of the board of directors
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.2M | $873K | — | — | $855K | $21M |
| 2023 | $2.1M | $866K | — | — | $847K | $18.6M |
| 2022 | $1.6M | $722K | — | — | $701K | $17.4M |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $666K | $45 | — | $650K | $16.5M |
| 2020 | $1.4M | $585K | $1,394 | — | $568K | $15.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $855K to 88 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- VGH & Ubc Hospital Foundation$115K
- The University of British Columbia$100K
- ST. Paul's Foundation of Vancouver$100K
- VGH & Ubc Hospital Foundation$50K
- The Children's Family House Society of B.C.$50K
- BC Cancer Foundation$50K
- Adera Foundation Society$28K
- VGH & Ubc Hospital Foundation$20K
- British Columbia's Children's Hospital Foundation$20K
- BC Wheelchair Basketball Society$20K
- YWCA British Columbia$10K
- Whistler Health CARE Foundation$10K
- VGH & Ubc Hospital Foundation$10K
- Vancouver Police Foundation$10K
- Pacific Spirit United Church$10K
- Capliano University Foundation$10K
- Canadian Rugby Union$10K
- Canadian Cycling Association$10K
- BC Wheelchair Basketball Society$10K
- BC Wheelchair Basketball Society$10K
- The Children's Family House Society of B.C.$6,000
- Audain Art Museum Foundation$6,000
- Vancouver Symphony Foundation$5,000
- Vancouver Opera Association$5,000
- True Patriot Love Foundation$5,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ellen Mahon (director); Peter Mahon (director); Kevin Mahon (director); Andre Rowland (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Andrew Mahon Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119212280RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.