lists: Biggest registered foundations in B.C.
Biggest registered foundations in B.C.
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RANKED BY | Total assets in 2012
| Rank '12 | Organization Address | Year founded | Area of focus | Top staff executive | Top volunteer executive | Revenue '12 Expenditures '12 Liabilities '12 | Assets '12 |
| 1 | Vancouver Foundation 555 Hastings St W Suite 1200, Vancouver V6B 4N6 P: 604-688-2204 F: 604-688-4170 www.vancouverfoundation.ca | 1943 | Vancouver Foundation recognizes the complexity of communities and funds a wide array of areas: animal welfare; arts and culture; children, youth and families; education; environment; health and social development; medical research; youth philanthropy and youth homelessness | Faye Wightman, president and CEO | Gordon MacDougall, board chair | $46.79 million1 $45.33 million1 $1.54 million1 | $748.39 million1 |
| 2 | Victoria Foundation 645 Fort St Suite 109, Victoria V8W 1G2 P: 250.381.5532 F: 250.480.1129 www.victoriafoundation.bc.ca | 1967 | A pool of charitable gifts to create permanent, income-earning funds to benefit the community, supporting charities in the arts, community services, education, environment, health and recreation | Sandra Richardson, CEO | Deirdre Roberts, board chair | $17.56 million1 $12.11 million1 $52.06 million1 | $180.69 million1 |
| 3 | Apotex Foundation 700 Georgia St W Suite 2700, Vancouver V7Y 1B8 P: 416-749-9300 F: 416-401-3812 NP | 1984 | Scholarships, bursaries, awards, hospitals, places of worship | NP | Bernard Sherman, chair and CEO, Apotex Inc. | $2.15 million $1.43 million $10,000 | $107.43 million |
| 4 | John Volken Foundation 6911 King George Hwy, Surrey V3W 5A1 P: 604-592-3001 F: 604-592-3004 www.johnvolkenfoundation.org | 1998 | Operators of Welcome Home Society, Lift the Children, Welcome Home for Children, PricePro and PriceCo to provide disadvantaged people with what they need to become self-sufficient, contributing members of society | John Volken, founder, Bil Koonar | NP | $9.09 million1 $6.28 million1 $11.5 million1 | $101.19 million1 |
| 5 | Jim Pattison Foundation 1067 Cordova St W Suite 1800, Vancouver V6C 1C7 P: 604-688-6764 F: 604-694-6900 www.jimpattison.com | 1994 | The principal gifts made by the charity were in the areas of medical/hospital capital programs, Christian independent schools and other religious activities | NP | Jim Pattison, chair | $2.52 million1 $8.08 million $5.06 million1 | $95.87 million1 |
| 6 | Lotte and John Hecht Memorial Foundation 325 Howe St Suite 502, Vancouver V6C 1Z7 P: 604-683-7575 F: 604-683-7580 www.hecht.org | 1962 | Medical research, economic education and assistance to recipients in need. Investigation and support of complementary and alternative medicine | Angela Webster, executive director | NP | $18.64 million1 $18.15 million1 $6.16 million1 | $87.64 million1 |
| 7 | Sherman Foundation 700 Georgia St W Suite 2700, Vancouver V7Y 1B8 P: NP F: NP NP | 1999 | Funds various religious, education and health organizations in Canada | Bernard Sherman, chair | NP | $876,089 $184,469 $11,000 | $81.25 million |
| 8 | Diamond Foundation 105 Commercial Dr N, Vancouver V5L 4V7 P: 604-255-9301 F: 604-255-3434 NP | 1984 | Donations to qualified donees | Jill Diamond, executive director | Gordon Diamond, president | $12.73 million1 $12.27 million1 $114,3891 | $75.23 million1 |
| 9 | Audain Foundation 1333 West Broadway Suite 900, Vancouver V6H 4C2 P: 604-877-1131 F: 604-871-4280 NP | 1997 | Donations to qualified donees in support of the visual arts | NP | Michael Audain | $11.12 million1 $3.59 million1 $9,3001 | $75.08 million1 |
| 10 | Tula Foundation PO Box 309, Heriot Bay V0P 1H0 P: 519-272-9982 F: NP NP | 2001 | Nature and habitat-conservation groups, research and universities and colleges | NP | Eric Peterson, founder and president | $5.44 million $3.86 million $193,490 | $74.07 million1 |
| 11 | Aqueduct Foundation 650 Georgia St W Suite 510 PO Box 11538, Vancouver V6B 4N7 P: 604-718-7100 F: 604-718-7152 www.aqueductfoundation.ca | 2006 | Aqueduct receives gifts from individuals across Canada and makes grants to a wide variety of charities at the recommendation of our donors | NP | Rodney Scheuerman, chair, Terry Didus, secretary, James Parks, treasurer | $36.99 million1 $31.06 million1 $696,3271 | $68.33 million1 |
| 12 | Coast Conservation Endowment Fund Foundation 409 Granville St Suite 1455, Vancouver V6C 1T2 P: 604-684-0223 F: NP www.coastfunds.ca | 2005 | Long-term fund designed to support activities that maintain or improve the Great Bear Rainforest | Scott Rehmus, CEO | Merv Child, board chair | $1.4 million1 $2.83 million1 $391,3171 | $67.22 million1 |
| 13 | Vancity Community Foundation 815 Hastings St W Suite 510, Vancouver V6C 1B4 P: 604-877-7553 F: 604-709-6909 www.vancitycommunityfoundation.ca | 1989 | Primary focus in areas of nonprofit social enterprise, community owned real estate and collaborative approaches to change | Derek Gent, executive director | Cam Brewer, Sean Markey, co-chairs | $10 million $7.91 million $441,937 | $45.13 million |
| 14 | Loyalty Foundation 1500 Georgia St W Suite 1555, PO Box 62, Vancouver V6G 2Z6 P: 604-683-7006 F: 604-683-5676 NP | 2003 | Gifts to qualified donees | NP | Greg Kerfoot, Lisa Kerfoot, Sandra Hancock, directors | $887,418 NP $4,383 | $35.21 million |
| 15 | Access Foundation 1040 Georgia St W Suite 850, Vancouver V6E 4H1 P: NP F: NP NP | 1973 | Supports performing arts education for disadvantaged children and youth and assistance to disadvantaged individuals living in poverty | NP | Robert Bentall, board chair | $8.67 million $900,9841 $7,8731 | $34.99 million1 |
| 16 | Sitka Foundation 650 Georgia St W Suite 510, Vancouver V6B 4N7 P: 604-718-7119 F: 604-718-7152 www.sitkafoundation.org | 2008 | Support organizations that advance land and nature conservation, invest in community projects and groups globally, and provide leadership in stewardship and environmental education | Pauline Megannety, executive director | Ross Beaty, president | $1.64 million1 $1.04 million1 $66,0011 | $34.89 million1 |
| 17 | Mr. and Mrs. P.A. Woodward's Foundation 1155 Pender St W Suite 710, Vancouver V6E 2P4 P: NP F: NP NP | 1967 | Providing grants to charitable organizations in B.C. for projects that benefit the health of British Columbians | NP | Leo Sauve, president | $1.09 million1 $1.08 million1 NP | $29.09 million1 |
| 18 | Rix Family Foundation PO Box 514, Nanaimo V9R 5L5 P: 604-737-7224 F: 604-737-7204 NP | 1977 | Private foundation supporting universities and colleges, museums, galleries and concert halls and hospitals | NP | Laurie Rix, president | $1.15 million1 $1.5 million1 $2,0001 | $28.11 million1 |
| 19 | Central City Foundation 304 Cordova St W Suite 206, Vancouver V6B 1E8 P: 604-683-2263 F: 604-683-2205 www.centralcityfoundation.ca | 1907 | Improving the lives of people in need in Vancouver's inner city by bringing together neighbours helping neighbours build a community of hope | Jennifer Johnstone, president and CEO | Julie McGill, Board Chair | $1.41 million $1.83 million $7.36 million | $26.67 million |
| 20 | Rick Hansen Foundation 3820 Cessna Dr Suite 300, Richmond V7B 0A2 P: 604 295 8149 F: 604 295 8159 www.rickhansen.com | 1989 | Finding a cure for spinal cord injury and improving the quality of life for those with spinal cord injury and related disabilities | Catherine Ruby, CFO | Rick Hansen, Lyall Knott, foundation board co-chairs | $27.59 million $35.12 million $6.76 million | $26.6 million |