The Masonic Foundation of Alberta
Public foundation · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 887403996RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($66,482) as filed with the CRA.
The Masonic Foundation of Alberta is a public foundation based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $84K in revenue and $66K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 76% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,855.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 65% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 81% of that peer group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 35 qualified donees totalling $65K in 2024, the largest being $6,187 to Grande Yellowhead Public School Division No. 77. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 24 names.
In its own words
To provide financial grants in support of registered charity organiztions dedicated to serving the needs of the disabled homeless or needy with an emphasis on children and youth serving organizations in their efforts to serve and protect at-risk youth and their families as outlined on the website at www.masonicfoundaitonofalberta.ca
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $84K | $66K | — | $404 | $65K | $225K |
| 2023 | $80K | $78K | — | — | $77K | $207K |
| 2022 | $66K | $78K | — | $5,482 | $71K | $206K |
| 2021 | $38K | $47K | — | $290 | $46K | $219K |
| 2020 | $79K | $89K | — | $656 | $87K | $227K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $65K to 35 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Grande Yellowhead Public School Division No. 77$6,187
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$6,000
- Mental Health Foundation$4,500
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$4,000
- Pincher Creek Women's Emergency Shelter Association$4,000
- Compassionate Care Hospice Society (2016)$4,000
- The Impact Society for Children & Families in Turmoil$2,000
- The Children's Cottage Society of Calgary an Alberta Society$2,000
- Make a Wish Foundation of Southern Alberta$2,000
- Kids Kottage Foundation$2,000
- Hinton Food Bank Association$2,000
- Camrose Open Door Association$2,000
- Boys' and Girls' Club of Red Deer & District$2,000
- Bassano and District Health Foundation$2,000
- Scouts Canada$1,348
- Ronald McDonald House Alberta Society$1,260
- Whitecourt Christmas Hamper Fund$1,000
- Wellspring Family Resource & Crisis Centre Society$1,000
- Vegreville Food Bank Society$1,000
- Vegreville Christmas Bureau$1,000
- The Wood's Homes Foundation$1,000
- The Wetaskiwin School Division$1,000
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$1,000
- The Christmas Bureau of Edmonton$1,000
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$1,000
Received $1,855 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Peter William (president/dinosaur district); Kenneth Cameron (past president/shareholder); Alwyn Charles (secretary/past pres./sharehol); Sandy Lyons (treasurer/chinookarch dist); Jay Byer (past president/shareholder); Angus Stewart (past president/shareholder); Roderick Gow (vice president/alpha district); Brian Shimmons (patron); John Hart (representative at large); Wayne Barker (representative at large); David Wright (representative at large); James Reid (athabasca district rep.); Curtis Bessette (battle river district rep.); Andrew Hewitt (beaverhills district rep.); Erwin Virtusio (calgary highwood district re); John Jardine (central district rep.); Frederick Bowker (lakeland district rep.); Jamie Green (mighty peace district rep.); Terry Lukian (northern lights district rep.); Marshall (scott) Rose (palliser district rep.); Terence Murray (phoenix district rep.); James Eilander (phoenix district rep.); Glenn White (yellowhead district rep.); Gediminas Januskevicius (web/tech representative at la).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Masonic Foundation of Alberta’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 887403996RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.