The Begin Family Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Calgary, Alberta · BN 723688529RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($89,461) as filed with the CRA.
The Begin Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $393K in revenue and $89K 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 76% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $88K in 2024, the largest being $88K to Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $175K in 2020 to $393K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
We donate funds to registered charity organizations that support services programs and education for children youth and families.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $393K | $89K | — | — | $88K | $2.2M |
| 2023 | $223K | $83K | — | — | $83K | $1.9M |
| 2022 | $2,854 | $315K | — | — | $57K | $1.8M |
| 2021 | $354K | $60K | — | — | $60K | $2.1M |
| 2020 | $175K | $40K | — | — | $40K | $1.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $88K to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Begin (director); Caroline Begin (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Begin Family Charitable Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 723688529RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.