The Mathison Family Foundation
Private foundation · Calgary, Alberta · BN 836827543RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,020,851) as filed with the CRA.
The Mathison Family 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 $660K in revenue and $2M 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 84% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $2M in 2024, the largest being $2M to The Governors of The University of Calgary. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
Meet with local calgary charitable organizations to discuss their needs and mandates to determine a good fit for future monetary donations that comply with the interest of the foundation. First will be made to qualified donees as defined in the income tax (canada) not less than one per year in accordance with disbursement quota requirements.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $660K | $2M | — | — | $2M | $8.7M |
| 2023 | $1.8M | $544K | — | — | $530K | $10M |
| 2022 | $2M | $2.9M | — | — | $2.9M | $8.8M |
| 2021 | $334K | $2.1M | — | — | $2.1M | $9.7M |
| 2020 | -$4.7M | $501K | — | — | $500K | $11.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2M to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ronald Mathison.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Mathison Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 836827543RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.