The Polis Foundation
Publicly funded institution · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 879666915RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($182,612) as filed with the CRA.
The Polis Foundation is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $219K in revenue and $183K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $75K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 76% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $278 in 2020 to $219K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Research and education on environmental sustainability. Increasing awareness and understanding of environmental sustainability through workshops and presentations. Creating educational resources.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $219K | $183K | $174K | — | — | $61K |
| 2023 | $139K | $162K | $159K | — | — | $49K |
| 2022 | $178K | $124K | $118K | — | — | $72K |
| 2021 | $63K | $90K | $88K | — | — | $18K |
| 2020 | $278 | $2,370 | $1,526 | — | — | $45K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $75K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Oliver Brandes (vice-president/ treasurer); Kelly Bannister (president/ secretary); Jonathan O'Riordan (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Polis Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 879666915RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.