The Sara Spencer Foundation
Private foundation · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 119253359RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($13,724) as filed with the CRA.
The Sara Spencer Foundation is a private foundation based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $14K in revenue and $14K in expenditures.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 98% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 8 qualified donees totalling $12K in 2024, the largest being $2,000 to Victoria Brain Injury Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $14K | $14K | $12K | — | $12K | $297K |
| 2023 | $14K | $10K | $10K | — | $10K | $296K |
| 2022 | $12K | $13K | — | — | $13K | $293K |
| 2021 | $12K | $12K | — | — | $12K | $294K |
| 2020 | $11K | $8,155 | — | — | $8,000 | $294K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, December 31, 2024
- Investment income$13,972
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $12K to 8 qualified donees:
- Victoria Brain Injury Society$2,000
- Saanich Volunteer Services Society$2,000
- Living Edge Community Church$2,000
- James Bay Health and Community Services Society$2,000
- Pandora Arts Collective Society$1,000
- Oaklands Community Association$1,000
- Story Studio Writing Society$1,000
- Mental Health Recovery Partners Society$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
George Klukowski (secretary); Katherine Phoenix (vice chair); Vanya McDonell (treasurer); Gail Simpson (chair); Mary Lynn McKenna (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Sara Spencer Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119253359RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.