The Jules Foundation
Private foundation · Calgary, Alberta · BN 833853708RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($928,536) as filed with the CRA.
The Jules 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 $929K in revenue and $929K in expenditures.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 60% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 19 qualified donees totalling $858K in 2024, the largest being $200K to Operation Smile Canada Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $439K in 2020 to $929K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The Foundation donates to qualified donees to support community education and health initiatives environmental protection plus disaster and poverty relief.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $929K | $929K | — | — | $858K | $5.2M |
| 2023 | $4.7M | $915K | — | — | $852K | $6.1M |
| 2022 | $676K | $576K | — | — | $505K | $5.6M |
| 2021 | $688K | $470K | — | — | $433K | $5.7M |
| 2020 | $439K | $446K | — | — | $414K | -$11K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $858K to 19 qualified donees:
- Operation Smile Canada Foundation$200K
- Calgary Meals on Wheels$100K
- Red Deer Food Bank Society$95K
- Arts Umbrella Association$75K
- Shawnigan Lake School Foundation$70K
- Whistler Adaptive Sports Program Society$60K
- Community First Foundation$50K
- Reset Society of Calgary$40K
- Brown Bagging for Calgary Street Kids Society$40K
- Blind Beginnings Society$25K
- The Mustard Seed Foundation$22K
- Leduc Hub Association$20K
- Cityreach CARE Society$20K
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$15K
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$10K
- Stephen's Backpacks for Children in Need Society$5,000
- The Calgary Foundation$5,000
- Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation$4,000
- Prime Quadrant Foundation$2,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$26K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Julie Shaw (director); Montana Shaw-Antonio (director); Keeley Shaw-Antonio (director); James Cole Shaw-Antonio (director); Carolin Antonio (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Jules Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 833853708RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.