The Kinder Dream Foundation
Public foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 890436645RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($35,533) as filed with the CRA.
The Kinder Dream Foundation is a public foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $18K in revenue and $36K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 3,025 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 9 qualified donees totalling $33K in 2024, the largest being $10K to Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $84K in 2020 to $18K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The foundation provides gifts to qualified donees to enhance welfare health and education of chidlren and to support programs to enhance health generally and promote education.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $18K | $36K | — | — | $33K | $347K |
| 2023 | $24K | $57K | — | — | $55K | $365K |
| 2022 | $7,365 | $91K | — | — | $88K | $399K |
| 2021 | $76K | $45K | — | — | $43K | $482K |
| 2020 | $84K | $72K | — | — | $69K | $451K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $33K to 9 qualified donees:
- Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society$10K
- Sarah McLachlan School of Music Society$5,000
- CKNW Kids' Fund$5,000
- Odd Squad Productions Society$2,500
- Family Services of Greater Vancouver$2,500
- Developmental Disabilities Association of Vancouver-Richmond$2,500
- Westcoast Boys Club Network Foundation$2,500
- Vancouver Police Foundation$2,000
- Vancouver Botanical Gardens Association$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gordon Keep (director); Katherine Keep (vp secretary & treasurer); Robert Keep (director); Heather Keep (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Kinder Dream Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890436645RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.