The Wolrige Foundation
Private foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 119302008RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($700,304) as filed with the CRA.
The Wolrige Foundation is a private foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $441K in revenue and $700K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 15% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $66K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 20% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 36 qualified donees totalling $458K in 2024, the largest being $25K to ST. Paul's Foundation of Vancouver. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The operate exclusively as a charitable foundation and to administer its assists for the sole purpose of supporting charitable purposes that contribute to the betterment of the inhabitants of canada and to receive by gift bequest or donation for the purpose of the society and the furtherance of its objects.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $441K | $700K | — | — | $458K | $3.3M |
| 2023 | $435K | $605K | — | — | $365K | $3.5M |
| 2022 | $409K | $568K | — | — | $333K | $3.7M |
| 2021 | $304K | $548K | — | — | $313K | $3.9M |
| 2020 | $317K | $573K | — | — | $338K | $4.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $458K to 36 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- ST. Paul's Foundation of Vancouver$25K
- Pals Autism Society$25K
- Pacific Parkinson's Research Institute - Vancouver Canada Society$25K
- Coast Mental Health Foundation$25K
- Children's Hearing and Speech Centre of BC Inc.$25K
- British Columbia Centre for Ability Foundation$25K
- Aunt Leah's Independent Lifeskills Society$25K
- VGH & Ubc Hospital Foundation$20K
- ST. Paul's Foundation of Vancouver$20K
- Pacific Salmon Foundation/fondation du Saumon du Pacifique$15K
- Mom2mon Child Poverty Initiative Society$15K
- The Kidsafe Project Society$15K
- Inspirehealth Society$15K
- Food Stash Foundation$15K
- East Side Family Place Society$15K
- Click - Contributing to Lives of Inner City Kids Society$15K
- BC Cancer Foundation$15K
- Community First Foundation$15K
- YWCA British Columbia$13K
- The Children's Foundation$10K
- Kids Help Phone Line$10K
- Health and Home CARE Society of British Columbia$10K
- Covenant House Vancouver$10K
- Canadahelps Canadon$7,500
- The University of British Columbia$7,500
Received $66K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Anne Wolrige (director); Linda Wolrige (director); Jeffrey Wolrige (director); Pamela Mitchell (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Wolrige Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119302008RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.