The Jacobson Family Foundation
Private foundation · Calgary, Alberta · BN 821104817RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($316,794) as filed with the CRA.
The Jacobson Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $708K in revenue and $317K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 53% from donations.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 61% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $294K in 2024, the largest being $105K to Worldserve Ministries Inc.. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $285K in 2020 to $708K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
Responsibility for the foundation was transferred to the jacobson family in december 2009 and funding was provided to the foundation in late december 2009. Charitable activities began in 2010. All grants were made to qualified donees such as churches educational institutions and social welfare organizations.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $708K | $317K | — | — | $294K | $5.4M |
| 2023 | $765K | $407K | — | — | $386K | $5M |
| 2022 | $442K | $148K | — | — | $126K | $4.7M |
| 2021 | $325K | $280K | — | — | $261K | $4.4M |
| 2020 | $285K | $255K | — | — | $241K | $4.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $294K to 7 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lorne Jacobson (director); Kristi Jacobson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Jacobson Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 821104817RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.