The Quercus Foundation
Private foundation · Salt Spring Island, British Columbia · BN 843396581RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($7,526) as filed with the CRA.
The Quercus Foundation is a private foundation based in Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $44K in revenue and $7,526 in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 31% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $6,000 in 2024, the largest being $3,000 to Salt Spring Island Conservancy. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $82K in 2020 to $44K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
Quercus Foundation continued its established programs by making donations in the areas of wildlife support by funding two organizations that help preserve the environment for specific species; one of these organizations also provides medical assistance to species injured by human degradation of their environment. Another organization is tracking the return of beavers to the island providing valuable reports for educational purposes.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $44K | $7,526 | — | — | $6,000 | $205K |
| 2023 | $28K | $8,410 | — | — | $7,000 | $153K |
| 2022 | $0 | $6,000 | — | — | $6,000 | $0 |
| 2021 | $40K | $5,000 | $0 | — | $5,000 | $0 |
| 2020 | $82K | $3,500 | — | — | $3,500 | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $6,000 to 2 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sandra DeAthe (trustee); John Newton (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Quercus Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 843396581RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.