McCreath Foundation
Private foundationFoundations·12 VALOUR CIR SW · CALGARY, AB · T3E 7V5·BN 777476870RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Disbursed to charities T1
97%
of spending, to other registered charities
Operating overhead T1
—
not in this filing
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$613K
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.
This charity filed the simplified return, so some figures can't be computed. Fewer numbers, never invented ones.
Common questions
How do I donate to McCreath Foundation?
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Is McCreath Foundation a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 777476870RR0001. 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 McCreath Foundation located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 12 VALOUR CIR SW, CALGARY, AB, T3E 7V5. Source.
What does McCreath Foundation do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "IT IS THE CHARITY’S OBJECTIVE TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING OGANIZATIONS THAT OUR FAMILY SUPPORTED PRIOR TO ESTABLISHING BIRCHBAY FOUNDATION: 1. WE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR INDIGENOUS STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AT THE EDWARDS SCHOOL OF BUSIENSS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN. IN ADDITION WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT VARIOUS…" Full program description.
How much does McCreath Foundation disburse to other charities?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 97% of its spending went to other registered charities (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is McCreath Foundation?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $613K (F2024).
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
IT IS THE CHARITY’S OBJECTIVE TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING OGANIZATIONS THAT OUR FAMILY SUPPORTED PRIOR TO ESTABLISHING BIRCHBAY FOUNDATION: 1. WE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR INDIGENOUS STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AT THE EDWARDS SCHOOL OF BUSIENSS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN. IN ADDITION WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT VARIOUS COLLEGE INITIATIVES INCLUDING THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION. 2. OUR FAMILY HAS A HISTORY OF SUPPORTING THE ARTS. MEMBERS OF THE BRICHBAY FORUNDATION ARE DIRECTORS OF THE WHYTE MUSEUM OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES BANFF AND THE REMAI FOURNATION (ART GALLERY OF SASKATCHEWAN) SASKATOON. 3… Show more
IT IS THE CHARITY’S OBJECTIVE TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING OGANIZATIONS THAT OUR FAMILY SUPPORTED PRIOR TO ESTABLISHING BIRCHBAY FOUNDATION: 1. WE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR INDIGENOUS STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AT THE EDWARDS SCHOOL OF BUSIENSS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN. IN ADDITION WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT VARIOUS COLLEGE INITIATIVES INCLUDING THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION. 2. OUR FAMILY HAS A HISTORY OF SUPPORTING THE ARTS. MEMBERS OF THE BRICHBAY FORUNDATION ARE DIRECTORS OF THE WHYTE MUSEUM OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES BANFF AND THE REMAI FOURNATION (ART GALLERY OF SASKATCHEWAN) SASKATOON. 3. OUR FAMILY HAS HISTORICALLY SUPPORTED THE YWCA UNITED WAY AND THE TRUE PATRIOT LOVE FOUNDATION.
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)97%
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 ↗
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Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
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Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$613K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)66%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
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 ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
66%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
34%
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 | $255K | — | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $593K | — | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $874K | — | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $959K | — | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $1.1M | — | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $613K | — | — |
| 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)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Board of directors
4 directors reported · 0 of 4at arm's length
- MCCREATH, JAMES MDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- MCCREATH, SCOTT RPRESIDENTnot at arm's length
- MCCREATH, SUSANNE MSECRETARY AND TREASURERnot at arm's length
- MCCREATH, ANDY RDIRECTORnot 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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