The Birks Family Foundation / La fondation de la famille Birks
Private foundationFoundations·1195 RUE SHERBROOKE O · MONTREAL, QC · H3A 1H9·BN 119216034RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-11-30
This is a foundation: it mostly grants money to other charities, so program-spending ratios are the wrong lens. We show the share of spending disbursed to qualified donees instead.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
ORGANIZATION EITHER PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON QUEBEC OR THOSE WHOSE WORK IS BROADLY NATIONAL IN NATURE. PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING UNIVERSITIES HOSPITALS LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS. PROJECTS THAT DEMONSTRATE UNIQUE INNOVATION IN THEIR AND/OR PIONEER STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY LONG RANGE PROJECTS DESIGNED TO BECOME SELF-SUSTAINING AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT ACTIVELY ENGAGE DIRECTLY WITH THEIR TARGET GROUP THROUGH PROGRAMS AND/OR SERVICES. ENVIRONMENT FUNDINGM EXCLUSIVELY TO MONTREAL AREA.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.
Disbursed to qualified donees
T1 · computed (open data)84%
Per its F2024 T3010, this share of total spending went to other registered charities.
T3010 line 5050 ÷ 5100 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)63%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)345.8 yr
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$2.2M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-30 | $3.2M | 44¢ | 56% | 214.2 yr |
| 2020-11-30 | $1.4M | 42¢ | 58% | 243.9 yr |
| 2021-11-30 | $2.2M | 39¢ | 61% | 299 yr |
| 2022-11-30 | $4.1M | 40¢ | 60% | 249.9 yr |
| 2023-11-30 | $1.3M | 41¢ | 59% | 263.7 yr |
| 2024-11-30 | $2.2M | 37¢ | 63% | 345.8 yr |
| trend |
From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
Board of directors
11 directors reported · 3 of 11at arm's length
- BIRKS, BRADLEY MTRUSTEEnot at arm's length
- BIRKS, H. JONATHANPRESIDENTnot at arm's length
- BOVAIRD, SARAH JTRUSTEEnot at arm's length
- LAIDLEY, DAVID HCHAIRMANarm's length
- CAROZZA, GIUSEPPINA RSECRETARY TREASURERarm's length
- MCDOUALL, CARRIETRUSTEEnot at arm's length
- DRUMMOND, JEFFERYTRUSTEEnot at arm's length
- SUTHERLAND, KATHERINETRUSTEEnot at arm's length
- CHADWICK, JENNIFERTRUSTEEnot at arm's length
- LANCTOT, FRANCINESECRETARY TREASURERarm's length
- BOVAIRD, ROWANTRUSTEEnot at arm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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