THE MEL JR. & MARTY ZAJAC FOUNDATION
Public foundationFoundations·300-2006 W 10TH AVE · VANCOUVER, BC · V6J 2B3·BN 125878314RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Disbursed to charities T1
11%
of spending, to other registered charities
Operating overhead T1
47%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
6.9 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$2.3M
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
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.
Common questions
How do I donate to The Mel Jr. & Marty Zajac Foundation?
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Is The Mel Jr. & Marty Zajac Foundation a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 125878314RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is The Mel Jr. & Marty Zajac Foundation located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 300-2006 W 10TH AVE, VANCOUVER, BC, V6J 2B3. Source.
What does The Mel Jr. & Marty Zajac Foundation do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Supporting ongoing charitable activities and programs which improve the quality of life of children young adults and senior citizens with physical mental and/or financial limitations." Full program description.
How much does The Mel Jr. & Marty Zajac Foundation disburse to other charities?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 11% of its spending went to other registered charities (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Mel Jr. & Marty Zajac Foundation?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $2.3M (F2024).
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Supporting ongoing charitable activities and programs which improve the quality of life of children young adults and senior citizens with physical mental and/or financial limitations.
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. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
Disbursed to qualified donees
T1 · computed (open data)11%
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 ↗
47%
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 ↗ · what this means
6.9 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$2.3M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)15%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
1%
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 ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
15%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
1%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
84%
T3010 remainder ÷ 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 | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $2.0M | 53% | 5.6 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $1.5M | 38% | 6.2 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $2.3M | 43% | 7.9 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $1.3M | 51% | 6.9 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $2.2M | 48% | 6.3 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $2.3M | 47% | 6.9 yr |
| trend |
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Program-spending share is left out: a foundation's lens is what it disburses, which the annual releases don't break out by year. 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)
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Board of directors
16 directors reported · 13 of 16at arm's length
- Zajac, MelvinChairnot at arm's length
- Wong, ThomasTreasurerarm's length
- Hartley, WendyDirectorarm's length
- Scharfe, BradDirectorarm's length
- Bourne, RickDirectorarm's length
- Jagger, StephenDirectorarm's length
- Zajac, CorinneDirectornot at arm's length
- Williamson, LisaDirectorarm's length
- Blank, HowardDirectorarm's length
- Uppal, JeffreyDirectorarm's length
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- Blanden, Grant GBDirectorarm's length
- Carver, JustinDirectornot at arm's length
- Ferraro, DannyDirectorarm's length
- Parsons, SandraDirectorarm's length
- Crudo, GinoDirectorarm's length
- Lee, AlexandriaDirectorarm'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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