The Hanson Foundation
Private foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 119236891RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-02-28. Split of total expenditures ($10,768) as filed with the CRA.
The Hanson Foundation is a private foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending February 28, 2024, it reported $9,492 in revenue and $11K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 19% from donations.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 40% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 17 qualified donees totalling $9,317 in 2024, the largest being $2,452 to Congregation Beth Israel. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To operate exclusively as a charitable organization to administer and employ its property and rights for the sole purpose of promoting such charitable purposes that contribute to the betterment of the inhabitants of canada.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9,492 | $11K | — | — | $9,319 | $184K |
| 2023 | $10K | $11K | — | — | $9,316 | $185K |
| 2022 | $9,622 | $9,235 | — | — | $7,832 | $186K |
| 2021 | $3,556 | $9,174 | — | — | $7,768 | $186K |
| 2020 | $8,791 | $8,078 | — | — | $6,768 | $191K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $9,317 to 17 qualified donees:
- Congregation Beth Israel$2,452
- Jewish Federation of British Columbia$1,550
- Vancouver Holocaust Centre Society for Education and Remembrance$612
- Canadian Magen David Adom for Israel/Magen David Adom Canadien pour Israel$500
- Jewish Family Services Agency of Vancouver$500
- Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society$500
- Covenant House Vancouver$500
- Canada Helps$500
- Congregation Schara Tzedeck$360
- Chabad of Richmond$360
- Regional Animal Protection Society$255
- Union Gospel Mission$250
- Kids Help Phone / Jeunesse J' Ecoute$250
- British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$250
- Alzheimer Society of B.C.$250
- Vancouver Public Library Foundation$128
- Shelter Canada$100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Barbara Hanson (president); John Smiley (director); Allan Hanson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Hanson Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119236891RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.