Wiens Family Foundation
Private foundation · Sherwood Park, Alberta · BN 746820604RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($179,005) as filed with the CRA.
Wiens Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Sherwood Park, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.5M in revenue and $179K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 90% from donations.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 79% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 6 qualified donees totalling $174K in 2024, the largest being $100K to Hope City Church (edmonton). Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $3M in 2022 to $1.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
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 the income tax act (canada); and to do all such other things in the opinion of the directors of the society are incidental and ancillary to the attainment of the purposes and the exercise of the powers of the society.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2022–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5M | $179K | — | — | $174K | $4.1M |
| 2023 | $83K | $226K | $1,300 | — | $216K | $2.8M |
| 2022 | $3M | $34K | — | — | $19K | $3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $174K to 6 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mark Wiens (director); Maria Wiens (director); Jayden Wiens (director); Ryan Wiens (director); Kariss Wiens (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Wiens Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 746820604RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.