Theosophical Society
Private foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 118956598RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($65,856) as filed with the CRA.
Theosophical Society is a private foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $51K in revenue and $66K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 37% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $35K in 2024, the largest being $12K to The Catholic Independent Schools of Vancouver Archdiocese. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The charity advances education by providing financial assistance or equipment to schools and through donations to other charities. The charity provides relieve of poverty in the community by providing grocery gift cards to families who are poor or low income or in need and through donations to other charities. The charity provides relieve of conditions associated with disability in the community by providing access to athletic recreational or support programs to people with disabilities or autistic children whose families are poor or low income or in need.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $51K | $66K | $23K | — | $35K | $653K |
| 2023 | $42K | $60K | $27K | — | $23K | $668K |
| 2022 | $57K | $46K | $30K | — | $8,750 | $686K |
| 2021 | $42K | $58K | $44K | — | $5,570 | $675K |
| 2020 | $50K | $64K | $46K | — | $3,800 | $692K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $35K to 7 qualified donees:
- The Catholic Independent Schools of Vancouver Archdiocese$12K
- Gordon Presbyterian Church$10K
- M. Kopernik (nicolaus Copernicus) Foundation$9,648
- Burnaby Hospital and Community Foundation$1,149
- Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver$682
- The Toronto Humane Society$511
- Alzheimer Society of Canada$502
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Trudy Makranyi (president); Dwayne McNee (treasurer); Sandra McNee (secretary); Shannen McNee (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Theosophical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118956598RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.