Whistler Blackcomb Foundation Society
Public foundation · Whistler, British Columbia · BN 135026193RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($2,079,215) as filed with the CRA.
Whistler Blackcomb Foundation Society is a public foundation based in Whistler, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $2.9M in revenue and $2.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 27% from donations. In 2024, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $107K.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 18% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 88% of that peer group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 30 qualified donees totalling $1.4M in 2024, the largest being $368K to True Patriot Love Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.8M in 2020 to $2.9M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
The whistler blackcomb (wb) foundation society (the 'foundation') is dedicated to the financial support of qualified donees by way of grants in accordance with the income tax act who provide benefit to the residents of the sea to sky corridor with programs in the areas of health/social services education recreation arts and culture and the environment. The foundation obtains funds through general donations and fundraising activities. Fundraising activities for the 2024 fiscal year consisted of the following; 1. 31st annual telus winter classic march 1st & 2nd 2024 on whistler and blac…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.9M | $2.1M | — | $676K | $1.4M | $3.3M |
| 2023 | $3.3M | $2.8M | — | $693K | $2M | $2.5M |
| 2022 | $1.7M | $1.7M | — | $731K | $984K | $2M |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $1.7M | — | $391K | $1.3M | $2M |
| 2020 | $1.8M | $1.2M | — | $529K | $662K | $2.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1.4M to 30 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- True Patriot Love Foundation$368K
- Lil'wat Nation$100K
- Pemberton Child CARE Society$99K
- Canadian Freestyle Ski Association for Freestyle Whistler$92K
- The Board of Education of School District No. 48 (Sea to Sky)$80K
- A W a R E Association of Whistler Area Residents for the Environment$76K
- The Zero Ceiling Society of Canada$76K
- Squamish Trails Society$55K
- Village of Pemberton$49K
- Whistler Mountain Ski Club$45K
- Sea to Sky Community Services Society$40K
- Squamish Helping Hands Society$40K
- Resort Municipality of Whistler for Whistler Fire Rescue Ser$31K
- Whistler Arts Council$28K
- St'at'imc Northern Tribe Powwow Society$26K
- Whistler Search and Rescue Society$23K
- Canadian Luge for BC Luge Association$22K
- Canadian Council of Provincial and Territorial Sport Federat$19K
- Pemberton and District Museum and Archives Society$19K
- Stewardship Pemberton Society$18K
- Whistler Film Festival Society$14K
- Whistler Community Services Society$13K
- Pemberton Valley Trails Association$12K
- Evans Lake Forest Education Society$7,800
- Village of Pemberton for Pemberton Youth Soccer Association$3,902
Received $107K from 11 charities:
- JT Charitable Trust$28K
- Hardy Family Foundation$21K
- Rory and Jane Young Foundation$10K
- PNG Enterprise Foundation$10K
- Stepping Stones Foundation$10K
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$10K
- Concord Pacific Foundation$5,000
- Gadhia Family Foundation$5,000
- ZLC Foundation$5,000
- TD Securities Underwriting Hope Fund$3,500
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$33
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ann Chaisson (director); Mike Douglas (director); Douglas Forseth (vice president); Cathy Goddard (director); David Krasny (president); Al Kristmanson (director); Carol Leacy (director); Marianna Orr (director); Lulu Tolmie-Leathley (director); Belinda Trembath (director); Dane Gergovich (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Whistler Blackcomb Foundation Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 135026193RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.