The Fred George Foundation
Private foundation · Bedford, Nova Scotia · BN 829652262RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($21,000) as filed with the CRA.
The Fred George Foundation is a private foundation based in Bedford, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $60K in revenue and $21K in expenditures.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $21K in 2024, the largest being $10K to St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The foundation was established to make gifts to qualified donees
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $60K | $21K | — | — | $21K | $922K |
| 2023 | $59K | $8,000 | — | — | $8,000 | $882K |
| 2022 | $57K | $50K | — | — | $49K | $832K |
| 2021 | $51K | $20K | — | — | $20K | $825K |
| 2020 | -$755K | $1,070 | — | — | — | $795K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $21K to 4 qualified donees:
- St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica Foundation$10K
- Canadian Council of Provincial & Territorial Sport Federatio$5,000
- Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre Foundation Inc.$3,000
- Dartmouth General Hospital Charitable Foundation$3,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Fred George (chairman); Nali George (treasurer); Latie George (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Fred George Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 829652262RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.