The Hamber Foundation
Private foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 119236594RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($752,863) as filed with the CRA.
The Hamber Foundation is a private foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.3M in revenue and $753K 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 38% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 274 qualified donees totalling $620K in 2024, the largest being $10K to Jerome Outreach Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1M in 2020 to $2.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
To provide grants to registered charitable organizations involved in the fields of art and culture health and welfare and education and athletics in the province of bc.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.3M | $753K | — | — | $615K | $14.3M |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $602K | — | — | $475K | $12.7M |
| 2022 | -$1.1M | $667K | — | — | $544K | $11.9M |
| 2021 | $1.6M | $621K | — | — | $501K | $13.7M |
| 2020 | $1M | $558K | — | — | $445K | $12.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $620K to 274 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Jerome Outreach Society$10K
- BC Amateur Sport Fund - Red Truck Racing$10K
- The University of British Columbia$7,500
- Kidsport - Richmond$5,000
- Simon Fraser University$5,000
- Kidsport - Greater Victoria$4,700
- Athletics for Kids Financial Assistance (b.c.) Society$4,000
- Boys and Girls Clubs of South Coast BC$3,500
- Society for Kids at Tennis$3,000
- Cycling BC$3,000
- COG Events Society$3,000
- The Canadian National Institute For The Blind$3,000
- Canadian Council of Provincial and Territorial Sport$3,000
- Britannia Support Society$3,000
- Supporting Women's Alternatives Network (SWAN Vancouver) Society$3,000
- Whistler Arts Council$3,000
- Western Theatre Conspiracy Arts Society$3,000
- Vancouver Chamber Music Society$3,000
- Vancouver Cantonese Opera$3,000
- The Vancouver Art Gallery Association$3,000
- Theatre la Seizieme$3,000
- Still Moon Arts Society$3,000
- SQx Danza$3,000
- Saint James Music Academy$3,000
- Richmond Gateway Theatre Society$3,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Greg Allen (member of the board); Paul Barbeau (member of the board); Mary Gilzean (member of the board); Raghwa Gopal (member of the board); Jacqueline Gorton (member of the board); Tony Martin (member of the board); Simon Rabkin (member of the board); Pam Ratner (member of the board); Jeffrey Simons (member of the board); TD Canada Trust (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Hamber Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119236594RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.