The Provident Foundation
Public foundation · Calgary, Alberta · BN 819107301RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($176,316) as filed with the CRA.
The Provident Foundation is a public foundation based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $207K in revenue and $176K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from donations.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 8 qualified donees totalling $174K in 2024, the largest being $100K to The Paz Group Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The Provident Foundation is a Canadian Public Foundation. We help individuals financial advisors businesses churches and schools to make a positive impact through our Donor Advised Funds. These Donor Advised Funds financially support Canadian registered charities and other qualified donees.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $207K | $176K | — | — | $174K | $1.7M |
| 2023 | -$50K | $68K | — | — | $51K | $1.7M |
| 2022 | $84K | $48K | — | — | $35K | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $43K | $74K | — | — | $48K | $1.8M |
| 2020 | -$58K | $409K | — | — | $400K | $1.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $174K to 8 qualified donees:
- The Paz Group Society$100K
- Humanitarian Aid Response Team Society (HART)$20K
- Foothills Alliance Church$15K
- Work of Your Hand Canada$15K
- The Mustard Seed$7,500
- Southview Alliance Church$6,000
- The Great Commission Foundation$5,000
- Power to Change Ministries$5,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mike Deboski (director); Brent Epp (director); Laurie Spady (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Provident Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 819107301RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.