Wayne Foo Foundation
Private foundation · Calgary, Alberta · BN 793876137RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($332,470) as filed with the CRA.
Wayne Foo 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 $208K in revenue and $332K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 55% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 18 qualified donees totalling $299K in 2024, the largest being $100K to The Nature Conservancy of Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $18K in 2020 to $208K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
1. To receive and maintain a fund or funds and to apply all or part of the principal and income therefrom from time to time to qualified donees as defined in subsection 149.1 (1) of the income tax act (canada) r.s.c. 1985 c.1 (5th supp.) as amended from time to time. 2. To undertake activities ancillary and incidental to the attainment of the above mentioned charitable purposes. Activities: self explanatory.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $208K | $332K | — | — | $299K | $7.9M |
| 2023 | $422K | $1.3M | — | — | $1.3M | $8M |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $1.5M | — | — | $1.5M | $8.9M |
| 2021 | $6.7M | $119K | — | — | $91K | $8.3M |
| 2020 | $18K | $87K | — | — | $74K | $1.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $299K to 18 qualified donees:
- The Nature Conservancy of Canada$100K
- Calgary Counselling Centre$40K
- Calgary Public Library Foundation$30K
- United Way of Calgary and Area$25K
- Calgary Health Foundation$25K
- Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation$20K
- Glenbow - Alberta Institute$10K
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$10K
- The Mustard Seed Foundation$5,000
- The Salvation Army Community Services (Calgary)$5,000
- Unison Society$5,000
- Calgary Young Women's Christian Association$5,000
- Faith Food Bank Society$5,000
- Alberta University of the Arts$5,000
- Alberta Cancer Foundation$5,000
- Calgary Drop-In & Rehab Centre Society$2,000
- Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary Society$1,000
- ChamberFest West Society$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Wayne Foo (trustee); Darcy Foo (trustee); John Davis (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Wayne Foo Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 793876137RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.