The Wolverton Family Foundation
Private foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 849668090RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,418,933) as filed with the CRA.
The Wolverton Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported -$60K in revenue and $2.4M in expenditures.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $1.8M in 2024, the largest being $1.8M to Big Life Foundation Canada. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $1.3M in 2020 to -$60K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To make donations from time to time to 'qualified donees'. To carry on or fund charitable activities to relieve poverty advance education and/or other purposes beneficial to the community in a way the law finds charitable; and to do all things which are incidental and ancillary to the attainment of one or more of the objects above.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -$60K | $2.4M | — | — | $1.8M | $206K |
| 2023 | $3.3M | $684K | — | — | $15K | $2.7M |
| 2022 | $750K | $732K | — | — | $38K | $75K |
| 2021 | $149K | $164K | — | — | $28K | $57K |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $465K | $271K | — | $66K | $71K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1.8M to 3 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$45K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lisa Wolverton (executive director); Mark Wolverton (director); Sue Bauman (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Wolverton Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 849668090RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.