Yek W Emtus Foundation
Public foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 708983549RR0001 · Environment
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($368,664) as filed with the CRA.
Yek W Emtus Foundation is a public foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under environment. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $18M in revenue and $369K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from donations.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $357K in 2024, the largest being $357K to Stswecem'c Xgat'tem First Nation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The Foundation was inactive in 2023 and started its programs in 2024; therefore see below for a description of the Foundation's new programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2023–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $18M | $369K | — | — | $357K | $17.6M |
| 2023 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Public foundation — endowment and payout, December 31, 2024
- Receipted donations$17,670,000
- Investment income$308,187
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $357K to 1 qualified donee:
- Stswecem'c Xgat'tem First Nation$357K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ross Beaty (chair); Thomas Sisk (vice-chair); Hillary Adam (director); Hank Adams (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Yek W Emtus Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 708983549RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.