The Wadih M. Fares Family Foundation
Private foundation · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 852289107RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($155,156) as filed with the CRA.
The Wadih M. Fares Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $153K in revenue and $155K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% 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 10 qualified donees totalling $153K in 2024, the largest being $100K to Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre Foundation Inc.. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $13K in 2020 to $153K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $153K | $155K | — | — | $153K | — |
| 2023 | $260K | $259K | — | — | $257K | $1,913 |
| 2022 | $56K | $55K | — | — | $53K | $1,910 |
| 2021 | $70K | $75K | — | — | $73K | — |
| 2020 | $13K | $6,525 | — | — | $6,500 | $6,580 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $153K to 10 qualified donees:
- Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre Foundation Inc.$100K
- Epilepsy Association of the Maritimes$10K
- Special Olympics Society of Nova Scotia$10K
- Community CARE Network Society$5,000
- Help 2 Overcome Society$5,000
- Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia$5,000
- Shelter Movers$5,000
- Family SOS Association$5,000
- Make-A-Wish Foundation of Canada$5,000
- I W K Health Centre Charitable Foundation$2,500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Wadih Fares (principal trustee); Catherine Fares (trustee); Maurice Fares (trustee); Monique Fares (trustee); Zana Choueiri (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Wadih M. Fares Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 852289107RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.