The DP Martin Family Foundation
Private foundation · Calgary, Alberta · BN 812551190RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($61,473) as filed with the CRA.
The DP Martin Family 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 $31K in revenue and $61K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 59% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 14 qualified donees totalling $59K in 2024, the largest being $12K to The Governors of The University of Calgary. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $154K in 2020 to $31K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The advancement of education the relief of poverty and other purposes beneficial to the community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $31K | $61K | — | — | $59K | $358K |
| 2023 | -$13K | $116K | — | — | $115K | $388K |
| 2022 | $4,293 | $20K | — | — | $19K | $517K |
| 2021 | $70K | $40K | — | — | $38K | $518K |
| 2020 | $154K | $61K | — | — | $60K | $504K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $59K to 14 qualified donees:
- The Governors of The University of Calgary$12K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$11K
- Board of Governors of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology$10K
- Faith Food Bank Society$10K
- The Canadian Friends of the American Museum of Natural History/les Amis Canadiens du Musee Americain d'Histoire Naturelle$5,000
- Canadian Health and Fitness Institute$4,000
- Hope Mission$2,869
- Cancer Research Society$1,450
- United Way of Calgary and Area$1,000
- Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation$1,000
- The Baycrest Centre Foundation$500
- Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service$500
- MS Canada SP Canada$500
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Patricia Martin (trustee); Paul Martin (trustee); Nancy Martin (trustee); David Martin (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The DP Martin Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 812551190RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.