KIMBERLEY FOUNDATION
Public foundationFoundations·900-1450 CREEKSIDE DRIVE · VANCOUVER, BC · V6J 5B3·BN 814082343RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
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
THE FOUNDATION'S ACTIVITIES ARE TO RECEIVE GIFTS BEQUESTS FUNDS AND PROPERTY AND TO HOLD INVEST AND DISTRIBUTE GRANTS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHICH ARE 'QUALIFIED DONEES' UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE INCOME TAX ACT. FROM FALL 2017-2022 THE FOUNDATION DELIVERED THE HUGH MORRIS LEARNING FELLOWSHIP IN EARTH ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES VALUED UP TO $40 000 FOR MASTERS OR DOCTORAL STUDENTS STUDYING AT A CANADIAN UNIVERSITY WHO EXHIBIT EXCELLENCE IN APPLIED RESEARCH AND SEEK TO FURTHER THEIR KNOWLEDGE THROUGH A PROGRAMME OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING. ALSO DELIVERED DURING THIS PERIOD WAS THE FO… Show more
THE FOUNDATION'S ACTIVITIES ARE TO RECEIVE GIFTS BEQUESTS FUNDS AND PROPERTY AND TO HOLD INVEST AND DISTRIBUTE GRANTS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHICH ARE 'QUALIFIED DONEES' UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE INCOME TAX ACT. FROM FALL 2017-2022 THE FOUNDATION DELIVERED THE HUGH MORRIS LEARNING FELLOWSHIP IN EARTH ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES VALUED UP TO $40 000 FOR MASTERS OR DOCTORAL STUDENTS STUDYING AT A CANADIAN UNIVERSITY WHO EXHIBIT EXCELLENCE IN APPLIED RESEARCH AND SEEK TO FURTHER THEIR KNOWLEDGE THROUGH A PROGRAMME OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING. ALSO DELIVERED DURING THIS PERIOD WAS THE FOCUS! CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAM A VIDEO COMPETITION THAT PROVIDED STUDENTS STUDYING AT CANADIAN SECONDARY AND POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS AWARDS FOR RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH SHORT FORMAT FILMMAKING. THE AWARDS RECOGNIZED EXCELLENCE BY STUDENT TEAMS SUPPORTED THE ARTS SCIENCE OR LIBRARIES OF THEIR SCHOOL AND PROVIDED A FORUM FOR WINNING TEAMS TO SCREEN THEIR PRODUCTIONS PUBLICLY IN VANCOUVER SO AS TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE. IN 2019 THE FOUNDATION ADDED 'THE COLLABORATIVE' AN IMMERSIVE 5-DAY PROGRAM OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR BC GRADES 7-12 TEACHERS TO ENHANCE CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION WITHIN BC SCHOOLS AND CREATE NEW CURRICULUM CONTENT FOR CLASSROOMS AND SCHOOLS. THE FOUNDATION CREATED THE PAT MORRIS COMMUNITIES MATTER INITIATIVE DURING 2019 TO SUPPORT PROGRAMMING BY SMALL COMMUNITY LIBRARIES EXTENDING THEIR COLLECTIONS AND PROGRAMMING
New programs
THE FOUNDATION LAUNCHED A NEW PROGRAM IN 2024 - 'MERCURY RISING' WHICH IS AN IMMERSIVE 2-DAY CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE HELD FOR ALL STUDENTS AT A PARTICIPATING SCHOOL. THE PROGRAM COMBINES CLIMATE LITERACY CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND HANDS-ON ACTION-TAKING.
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)—
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)26%
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)0 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)$19K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)47%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $70K | 65¢ | 33% | 4.8 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $48K | 137¢✱ | 51% | 1.6 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $77K | 56¢ | 44% | 6.4 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $15K | 89¢ | 11% | 0 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $1K | 85¢ | 15% | 0.4 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $19K | 74¢ | 26% | 0 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
3 directors reported · 0 of 3at arm's length
- HILL, KATHERINE MDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- MORRIS, ROSALIND CDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- ROPPEL, SUSAN EDIRECTORnot 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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