The Knox United Church Foundation of Calgary
Public foundation · Calgary, Alberta · BN 137406039RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($93,315) as filed with the CRA.
The Knox United Church Foundation of Calgary is a public foundation based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing religion. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $134K in revenue and $93K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 36% from other charities. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,633.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 44% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $80K in 2024, the largest being $80K to Knox United Church. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $43K in 2020 to $134K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
We make grants in accordance with the expressed wishes of our donors for specific purposes and to support the general operations of Knox United Church. We support the use of the Knox United Church historic building by the Calgary community through grants for music education and maintenance and restoration of the historic building including its Casavant pipe organ and memorial garden. We offer hospitality and refreshments at Sunday worship services.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $134K | $93K | $1,098 | — | $80K | $858K |
| 2023 | $90K | $225K | — | — | $211K | $817K |
| 2022 | -$17K | $64K | — | — | $44K | $952K |
| 2021 | $165K | $77K | — | — | $58K | $1M |
| 2020 | $43K | $63K | — | — | $44K | $946K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $80K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $6,633 from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Murray Songer (director); Dennis Ruf (director); Doug Chandler (treasurer); David Westwick (chairperson); Kathryn MacGregor (secretary); Michael Malolos (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Knox United Church Foundation of Calgary’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 137406039RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.