The Pender Island Bethesda Foundation
Private foundation · Cranbrook, British Columbia · BN 869692939RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($33,577) as filed with the CRA.
The Pender Island Bethesda Foundation is a private foundation based in Cranbrook, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $155K in revenue and $34K in expenditures.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 83% 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 1 qualified donee totalling $33K in 2024, the largest being $33K to Haven of Hope Association. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $98K in 2020 to $155K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Volunteers assisting cranbrook food bank and local churches. Ongoing disbursements to a local charity. Continuing to support refugees from ukraine
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $155K | $34K | — | — | $33K | $2M |
| 2023 | $102K | $49K | — | — | $49K | $1.8M |
| 2022 | $109K | $325 | — | — | — | $1.8M |
| 2021 | $98K | $10K | — | — | $10K | $1.8M |
| 2020 | $98K | — | — | — | — | $1.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $33K to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ellen Macbean (president); Alan Macbean (secretary/treasurer); Colin Macbean (board member); Graham Macbean (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Pender Island Bethesda Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 869692939RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.