The Rennie Foundation
Private foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 763041324RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,877,820) as filed with the CRA.
The Rennie Foundation is a private foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.9M in revenue and $2.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $4,800.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 93% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 14 qualified donees totalling $2.9M in 2024, the largest being $2.7M to National Gallery of Canada Foundation/fondation du Musée des Beaux-Arts du Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $259K in 2020 to $2.9M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Receiving and maintaining funds to make donations to qualified donees
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.9M | $2.9M | — | — | $2.9M | $7,169 |
| 2023 | $212K | $220K | — | — | $216K | $2,901 |
| 2022 | $7.9M | $7.9M | $8,044 | — | $7.9M | $11K |
| 2021 | $250K | $255K | $19K | — | $230K | -$4,601 |
| 2020 | $259K | $260K | $33K | — | $120K | $148 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2.9M to 14 qualified donees:
- National Gallery of Canada Foundation/fondation du Musée des Beaux-Arts du Canada$2.7M
- Vancouver Police Foundation$31K
- VGH & Ubc Hospital Foundation$20K
- Canadian Global Affairs Institute$16K
- AIRS Program Society$15K
- Chinese Canadian Museum Society of British Columbia$10K
- ST. Paul's Foundation of Vancouver$10K
- Music Heals Charitable Foundation$10K
- Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society$10K
- Province of BC (government House Foundation)$7,600
- Academics without Borders$5,000
- The Downtown Eastside Women's Centre Association$5,000
- The Board of Education of School District No. 39 (Vancouver)$5,000
- British Columbia's Children's Hospital Foundation$500
Received $4,800 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$4,800
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robert Rennie (director); Kristopher Rennie (director); Carey Fouks (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Rennie Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 763041324RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.