The Lincolnshire Foundation
Private foundation · Calgary, Alberta · BN 119242147RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($330,763) as filed with the CRA.
The Lincolnshire 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 $290K in revenue and $331K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 70% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $318K in 2024, the largest being $133K to Jeunesse au Soleil / Sun Youth organization. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The lincolnshire foundation was created to make gifts grants contributions and donations to hospitals educational institutions or institutes for advancement of education and charitable institutions or organizations within canada. The mitchell fund was started in 1999 for the preservation of canadian heritage.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $290K | $331K | — | — | $318K | $6.2M |
| 2023 | $113K | $263K | — | — | $251K | $5.5M |
| 2022 | $203K | $197K | $3,587 | — | $185K | $5.6M |
| 2021 | $1M | $181K | $3,588 | — | $170K | $5.6M |
| 2020 | -$164K | $179K | $3,595 | — | $168K | $4.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $318K to 5 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Eric Molson (chairman & treasurer); Andrew Molson (trustee); Jane Mitchell Molson (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Lincolnshire Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119242147RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.