The Morning Star Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Red Deer, Alberta · BN 867140931RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($52,832) as filed with the CRA.
The Morning Star Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Red Deer, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $2,953 in revenue and $53K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,071.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 8 qualified donees totalling $53K in 2024, the largest being $25K to Association of Central Alberta Youth for Christ. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
Child and youth services disaster relief (natural or otherwise) food and shelter for the homeless assistance in obtaining knowlage of god
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,953 | $53K | — | — | $53K | $18K |
| 2023 | $2,181 | $12K | — | — | $11K | $68K |
| 2022 | $100K | $56K | — | — | $56K | $77K |
| 2021 | $50K | $59K | — | — | $59K | $33K |
| 2020 | — | $64K | — | — | $64K | $42K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $53K to 8 qualified donees:
- Association of Central Alberta Youth for Christ$25K
- International Needs Canada$9,840
- World Vision Canada$9,408
- Red Deer Christmas Bureau Society$2,500
- Red Deer Food Bank Society$2,500
- Children Believe Fund$1,584
- The Mustard Seed Foundation$1,000
- Hope Mission$1,000
Received $1,071 from 1 charity:
- Fondation RONA$1,071
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Peter Leyen (director); Darryl Leyen (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Morning Star Charitable Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 867140931RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.