The Great Big Red Barn Foundation
Private foundation · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 833592108RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($735,882) as filed with the CRA.
The Great Big Red Barn Foundation is a private foundation based in Kelowna, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $736K in expenditures.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 50% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 21 qualified donees totalling $638K in 2024, the largest being $185K to Kelowna General Hospital Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $20K in 2020 to $1.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $736K | — | — | $638K | $7.4M |
| 2023 | $810K | $496K | — | — | $400K | $7M |
| 2022 | $433K | $467K | — | — | $375K | $6.7M |
| 2021 | $7M | $251K | — | — | $198K | $6.7M |
| 2020 | $20K | $26K | — | — | $24K | $1,622 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, December 31, 2024
- Other income$840,846
- Investment income$268,218
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $638K to 21 qualified donees:
- Kelowna General Hospital Foundation$185K
- Karis Support Society$80K
- Mary's Meals Canada$55K
- Kinbrace Community Society$40K
- Greater Vancouver Youth for Christ$40K
- Hope International Development Agency$35K
- Covenant House Vancouver$35K
- Artisan Church$25K
- Strathcona Vineyard Church$25K
- Ally Global Foundation$15K
- Trellis Foundation$15K
- Hope Renews Inc.$13K
- Thrive For Good$13K
- Metro Community$10K
- Sauti Moja$10K
- International Justice Mission Canada / Mission Internationale de Justice-Canada$10K
- Make-A-Wish Foundation of Canada$10K
- South Okanagan Women in Need Society$9,000
- The Lower Similkameen Community Services Society$9,000
- Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society$2,500
- Central Okanagan Emergency Shelter Society$2,500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kimberley Padgett (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Great Big Red Barn Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 833592108RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.