The Matt Cook Charitable Foundation
Public foundation · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 839120318RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($13,369) as filed with the CRA.
The Matt Cook Charitable Foundation is a public foundation based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $62K in revenue and $13K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 93% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,820.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 41% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $4,000 in 2024, the largest being $2,000 to Wellspring Alberta. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The 'mcf care package' program is delivered to young adult in-patients undergoing cancer treatment. The matt cook foundation provides the program on an ongoing basis year-round and continues to receive positive feedback from both patient recipients their families and hospital staff. Donations to qualified donee organizations are made to support young adults with cancer grief and loss support and provide support programming to young adults.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $62K | $13K | $7,703 | — | $4,000 | $664K |
| 2023 | $104K | $16K | $13K | $473 | $2,000 | $615K |
| 2022 | $95K | $40K | — | — | $3,000 | $527K |
| 2021 | $97K | $17K | — | — | — | $472K |
| 2020 | $91K | $17K | $17K | — | — | $392K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $4,000 to 3 qualified donees:
- Wellspring Alberta$2,000
- The Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation$1,000
- Pilgrims Hospice Society$1,000
Received $3,820 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Donald Cook (director); Lynn Anderson Cook (chair); Marla Miller (director); Donald Wilson (director); Barry Bentz (secretary); James Morrissey (vice-chair); Brady Cook (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Matt Cook Charitable Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 839120318RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.