The Ed Coates Memorial Foundation
Publicly funded institution · Port Coquitlam, British Columbia · BN 806765830RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($17,295) as filed with the CRA.
The Ed Coates Memorial Foundation is a private foundation based in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, it reported $50K in revenue and $17K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $5,021.
Compared with 673 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 45% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $15K in 2024, the largest being $4,500 to British Columbia Institute of Technology Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The organization provides grants to support local organizations that have programs benefiting communities or charities within bc and provide scholarships bursaries and other forms of financial assistance for students working towards their post-secondary education in canada that promote the building of new businesses and encourage entrepreneurship within the automotive industry.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $50K | $17K | — | — | $15K | — |
| 2023 | $28K | $17K | — | — | $15K | $35K |
| 2022 | $5,046 | $22K | — | — | $20K | $25K |
| 2021 | $32K | $41K | — | — | $38K | $42K |
| 2020 | $33K | $39K | — | — | $37K | $50K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $15K to 5 qualified donees:
Received $5,021 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$5,021
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Candace Gottschalk (president); Marlyn Coates (first director); Samantha Coates (member); Ian Coates (vice-president); Sarah Durant (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Ed Coates Memorial Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 806765830RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.