The Wettstein Family Foundation
Private foundation · Calgary, Alberta · BN 855538229RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($256,854) as filed with the CRA.
The Wettstein Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $545K in revenue and $257K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% 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 74% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 9 qualified donees totalling $250K in 2024, the largest being $100K to Renfrew Educational Services Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $60K in 2020 to $545K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
Limited to making gifts to qualified donees as defined in the Income Tax Act (Canada.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $545K | $257K | — | — | $250K | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $156K | $104K | — | — | $98K | $728K |
| 2022 | $111K | $91K | — | — | $85K | $641K |
| 2021 | $35K | $111K | — | — | $105K | $630K |
| 2020 | $60K | $80K | $0 | — | $75K | $638K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $250K to 9 qualified donees:
- Renfrew Educational Services Society$100K
- CW Asia Fund Foundation$60K
- Inn From the Cold Society$25K
- Island Arts Centre Society (Artspring)$20K
- Multi-nation Missions Foundation$20K
- Faith Food Bank Society$10K
- National Accessarts Centre$5,000
- The Downstage Performance Society$5,000
- Faith Food Bank Society$5,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Wieland Wettstein (director); Susan Wettstein (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Wettstein Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 855538229RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.