The Coquitlam Foundation
Public foundation · Coquitlam, British Columbia · BN 890762347RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($508,508) as filed with the CRA.
The Coquitlam Foundation is a public foundation based in Coquitlam, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $1.7M in revenue and $509K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 10% from donations, 37% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $703K.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 41% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 27 qualified donees totalling $247K in 2024, the largest being $35K to Katie's Place Domestic Animal Resource and Education Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Provide scholarships and bursaries in coquitlam to support black indigenous and people of colour to pursue law and social work. Supports the arts heritage culture and/or environment engineering trades environmental and social work through various funds. Provide financial support to citizens of coquitlam for health and wellness through various funds. Support of youth activities and literacy through various funds. Support women and girls in education health and wellness and against poverty and homelessness through various funds. Continue to inform and educate the public aboutthe positiv…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.7M | $509K | $177K | — | $247K | $8.8M |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $741K | — | — | $443K | — |
| 2022 | $786K | $460K | $115K | $9,844 | $238K | $6.9M |
| 2021 | $2.7M | $521K | $71K | -$150 | $366K | $6.6M |
| 2020 | $1.5M | $229K | $45K | $1,595 | $107K | $4.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $247K to 27 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Katie's Place Domestic Animal Resource and Education Society$35K
- Do What U Luv Foundation$35K
- Evergreen Cultural Centre Society$28K
- Canadian Council of Provincial & Territorial Sport$20K
- City of Coquitlam$16K
- Symington Symbiotic Foundation$15K
- Coquitlam Search and Rescue$13K
- Paws for Hope Animal Foundation$10K
- Diabetes Canada Diabète Canada$10K
- Arthritis Society Canada$7,535
- Kin Canada Foundation/fondation Kin Canada$5,000
- Fraser Valley Brain Injury Association$5,000
- YWCA British Columbia$3,500
- Watershed Watch Salmon Society$3,500
- Talitha Koum Society$3,500
- Stigma-Free Mental Health Society$3,500
- Naloxhome Society$3,500
- Lumara Grief and Bereavement CARE Society$3,500
- Kateslem Youth Society$3,500
- Food Link Society$3,500
- Foundations for Social Change$3,500
- Community First Foundation$3,500
- Athletics for Kids Financial Assistance (b.c.) Society$3,500
- Rick's Heart Foundation$3,000
- ANHBC Neighbourhood Houses Foundation$3,000
Received $703K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$86K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John D Wolff (board chair grants chair); Jennifer Eg McKinnon (director); Jack R Trumley (treasurer); Lois McNary (secretary); Craig W.a Woods (director); Marko Pokrajac (director); Jennifer L. Blatherwick (director/sd43 appointee); Sanjay Sharma (director); Pulkit Sharma (director); Steve Kim (director); Matthew Sebastiani (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Coquitlam Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890762347RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.