Widsten Family Foundation
Private foundation · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 750077307RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($58,491) as filed with the CRA.
Widsten Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $7,950 in revenue and $58K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 17% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $27K in 2024, the largest being $10K to British Columbia Institute of Technology Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The purposes is to receive gifts bequests funds and property and to hold invest administer and distribute funds and property to such other organizations as are 'qualified donees' under the provisions of the income tax act (canada). In addition doing all such other things as are incidental and ancillary to the attainment of the foregoing purposes and the exercise of the powers of the society.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2023–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7,950 | $58K | — | — | $37K | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $10K | — | — | — | — | $10K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $27K to 4 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Tracy Louise Macdonald (director); Kelly Jean Morrow (director); Allen Craig Widsten (director); Bradley Craig Widsten (director); Elaine Widsten (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Widsten Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 750077307RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.