The Scott Nelson Family Foundation
Private foundation · ST. Albert, Alberta · BN 846033835RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2022-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($17,373) as filed with the CRA.
The Scott Nelson Family Foundation is a private foundation based in ST. Albert, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, it reported $11K in revenue and $17K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 3,771 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 48% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $15K in 2022, the largest being $12K to Hope Mission. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2,966 in 2020 to $11K in 2022. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
The foundation was started to provide funding to other charitable organizations.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2022
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $11K | $17K | — | — | $15K | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $26K | $31K | — | — | $30K | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $2,966 | $19K | — | — | $18K | $1.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Granted $15K to 4 qualified donees:
- Hope Mission$12K
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,520
- World Vision Canada$1,176
- Carolling Firefighter Saskatoon$250
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2022)
Scott Nelson (director); Hilda Brown (director).
As listed on its 2022 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Scott Nelson Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 846033835RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.