The Burns Memorial Trust
Private foundation · Calgary, Alberta · BN 888445046RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,513,869) as filed with the CRA.
The Burns Memorial Trust is a private foundation based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $7M in revenue and $3.5M in expenditures.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 39% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $2.9M in 2024, the largest being $578K to The Burns Memorial Fund for Children. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
Distribution of income to various charitable and social service organizations as directed in the testators will na
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7M | $3.5M | — | — | $2.9M | $62.8M |
| 2023 | $5.9M | $3.5M | — | — | $2.9M | $59.3M |
| 2022 | -$1.4M | $2.7M | — | — | $2.1M | $56.9M |
| 2021 | $7.1M | $2.6M | — | — | $2M | $61M |
| 2020 | -$302K | $2.5M | — | — | $2M | $56.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2.9M to 5 qualified donees:
- The Burns Memorial Fund for Children$578K
- City of Calgary (police Fund)$578K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$578K
- Sisters of Charity of Providence of Calgary$578K
- City of Calgary (fire Fund)$578K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Royal Trust Corporation (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Burns Memorial Trust’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 888445046RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.