The Espiritu Foundation
Private foundation · Delta, British Columbia · BN 726337306RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($114,041) as filed with the CRA.
The Espiritu Foundation is a private foundation based in Delta, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.9M in revenue and $114K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from donations.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 70% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $108K in 2024, the largest being $25K to The University of British Columbia. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
In 2024 the foundation focused on supporting individuals and families experiencing financial hardship by providing funding to various charities that provide essential services that address critical areas of well-being. This included assistance with mental health services (such as counseling or therapy) medical care and physical shelter and food programs. These supports were distributed through targeted need-based programs aligned with our charitable purpose and all funds disbursed during the fiscal year were made to organizations that met the definition of qualified donees under the Inco…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2022–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.9M | $114K | $0 | $0 | $108K | $3.2M |
| 2023 | $394K | $233K | $0 | $0 | $230K | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $1.3M | — | — | — | — | $1.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $108K to 5 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Elliott (director); Wendolyn Elliott (director); Brian Abraham (dirctor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Espiritu Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 726337306RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.