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New Westminster, BC · Private foundation

Ames Family Foundation

The foundation makes charitable donations to qualified donees in order to enhance the lives of children with focus on qualified donees dealing with children with autism

C$777k
Granted FY2024still arriving
45
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
Regions reached
C$55k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02Your edgeRead
03Your fieldRead
01What you fund
01FY2024 · 45 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under C$10k1 grant · C$5k
  • C$10k–50k42 grants · C$667k
  • C$50k–250k2 grants · C$105k
C$15,000
Median grant
4
Regions reached
C$14M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
REACHOUT TO AFRICAC$55,000
NORTHERN BC FRIENDS OF CHILDREN SOCIETYC$50,000
YMCA-YWCA OF VANCOUVER ISLAND (CAMP THUNDERBIRD)C$30,000
KIDS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIETYC$30,000
DOWN SYNDROME RESEARCH FOUNDATIONC$26,000
UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIAC$25,540
CAMP GOODTIMES - MAPLE RIDGE (CANADIAN CANCERC$25,000
TAKE A HIKE YOUTH AT RISK FOUNDATIONC$25,000
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF SOUTH COAST BCC$25,000
BARB'S HOME OF ANGELS (JHOA)C$20,000
SALVATION ARMY CAMP MOUNTAINVIEWC$20,000
AUNT LEAH'S INDEPENDENT LIFESKILLSC$20,000
MACKIE'S PLACE YOUTH SOCIAL HOUSE SOCIETYC$20,000
BC FEDERATION OF FOSTER PARENT ASSOCIATIONSC$20,000
COMMUNITY FIRST FOUNDATION - BACKPACK BUDDIESC$20,000
02Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

98%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
C$4.6M · 58 repeat orgsC$88k to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +38% since the first grant, against +14% for the ones you funded once.

58 repeat relationships — 41 still active in FY2024, 17 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

58
8

Total granted

C$4.6M
C$78k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+38%
+14%

Still filing today

95%
88%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; C$10k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as “new.”

Backed again, and grew

  • YO
    YMCA/YWCA OF GREATER VICTORIA
    8× · 2017–2024 · C$325k · revenue +28%
  • KI
    KIDS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY
    8× · 2017–2024 · C$270k · revenue +64%
  • YO
    YWCA OF METRO VANCOUVER
    7× · 2018–2024 · C$175k · revenue +122%

Funded once

  • FO
    FRIENDS OF THE NORTH VANCOUVER MUSEUM & ARCHIVES
    one grant, 2020 · C$25k · revenue -88%
  • CF
    COMMUNITY FIRST FOUNDATION-BACKPACK BUDDIES
    one grant, 2020 · C$15k
  • MF
    MAMAS FOR MAMAS
    one grant, 2023 · C$10k · revenue -56%

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent CRA filings.

03Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matches that aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Victoria Capital Region

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Victoria Capital Region offers 4 different mentoring programs developed in response to identified social issues or challenges impacting local children and families. We have established mentoring support in 14…

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2
Special Olympics British Columbia Society

Special Olympics British Columbia Society provides year-round sport training and competitive activities that lead to participation in regional provincial and national events providing opportunities for individuals with intellectual…

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3
Langley Children's Society

The Society provides a range of services and supports to over 700 children and youth in the community of Langley who have special needs. Early Intervention services are developed around age appropriate groupings: 1. Services to Infants -…

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4
Projectkids Before and After School Care Society

To Advance education by providing before and after-school programs using project-based engagement integrated with social/emotional learning to children in BC

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5
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Bc Society

Traditional community based program matches caring adults with children aged 7-14 who are from a single parent/guardian household. these matches spend 2-4 hours per week sharing activities they both enjoy. school monitoring program matches…

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6
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Fraser Valley

Mentoring children in the community -traditional one to one programs mentoring children in school ( adult and teem mentoring) group mentoring human services career enrichment program- group program matching high school student with…

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7
Ymca Bc

'We are a charity dedicated to building healthy communities by fostering a sense of belonging for all. By creating safe and welcoming spaces that serve people of all ages backgrounds and abilities the YMCA BC is committed to ensuring…

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8
Comox Valley Child Development Association

Supported child care services (0-12) - support for children with special needs to be included into integrated settings in the community. community integration program (12-19) - teens and young adults with special needs

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9
Story Studio Writing Society

Story Studio is an award-winning BC-based charity that inspires educates and empowers youth to be great storytellers transforming lives and strengthening communities. The charity supports the well-being of children youth and families…

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10
Learning Disabilities Society of Greater Vancouver

The services include one-to-one tutoring sponsorships for disadvantaged children who require tutoring literacy programs peer leadership programs social skills programs self-help support group for young adults public awareness programs…

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11
Group Aba Children's Society

GABA Clinical Program - Education and Therapy for children with Developmental Disorders primarily Autism Spectrum Disorder Fawkes Academy - Kindergarten to Grade 12 Independent Schools in BC for students with Complex Developmental Disorders

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12
Bcedaccess Society

BCEdAccess Society provides education to families allies professionals and students about children with disabilities and their options to gain an education in the BC school system. The society also provides community engagement promotes…

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For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Central Vancouver Island and the most unlike its peers is River City Squash Organization. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

02the grantee network

66 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2024.

Each one resolved to its own CRA returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2024, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 66 of the 67 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
18
Early backer (in before they grew)
63/66
Grantees still filing
51/66
Grew since you first funded

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%C$100kC$1.0MC$10MC$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetYMCA/YWCA OF GREATER VICTORIA — C$325,000 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetKIDS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY — C$270,000 over 8y, 13% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF SOUTH COAST BC — C$200,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetYWCA OF METRO VANCOUVER — C$175,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetDOWN SYNDROME RESEARCH FOUNDATION — C$158,000 over 8y, 1.5% of budgetSALVATION ARMY CAMP SUNRISE — C$155,000 over 8y, 8.9% of budgetSALTSPRING THERAPEUTIC RIDING ASSOCIATION — C$150,000 over 8y, 31% of budgetTAKE A HIKE YOUTH AT RISK FOUNDATION — C$145,000 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA — C$144,300 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHERN BC FRIENDS OF CHILDREN SOCIETY — C$143,000 over 8y, 17% of budgetREACHOUT TO AFRICA — C$135,000 over 8y, 21% of budgetCAMP GOODTIMES - MAPLE RIDGE (CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY) — C$135,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetPLEA - CHILDREN OF THE STREET — C$125,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetBARB'S HOME OF ANGELS (JHOA) — C$125,000 over 6y, 12% of budgetPALS AUTISM SOCIETY — C$101,000 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetGEORGE JEFFREY CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION — C$90,600 over 7y, 5.3% of budgetCHANGE THE WORLD FOUNDATION — C$90,000 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetAUNT LEAH'S INDEPENDENT LIFESKILLS — C$90,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetACCESS YOUTH OUTREEACH SERVICES SOCIETY — C$85,000 over 8y, 6.3% of budgetBC GUIDE DOG SERVICES — C$85,000 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetBC FEDERATION OF FOSTER PARENT ASSOCIATIONS — C$85,000 over 7y, 1.3% of budgetSOCIETY FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIFIC LEARNING — C$80,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetCOMMUNITY FIRST FOUNDATION - BACKPACK BUDDIES — C$80,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetDOGS WITH WINGS ASSISTANCE DOG SOCIETY — C$75,000 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetMACKIE'S PLACE YOUTH SOCIAL HOUSE SOCIETY — C$75,000 over 3y, 3.0% of budgetKIDSAFE PORJECT SOCIETY — C$70,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE — C$70,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetHOLLYBURN FAMILY SERVICES SOCIETY — C$65,000 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetMOM2MOM CHILD POVERTY INITIATIVE SOCIETY — C$60,000 over 4y, 6.7% of budgetBIG SISTERS OF LOWER MAINLAND — C$60,000 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetSAINT JAMES MUSIC ACADEMY — C$55,000 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetBIG BROTHERS OF GREATER VANCOUVER — C$50,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetKIDSRART VICTORIA — C$48,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA — C$47,600 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF LANGLEY — C$45,000 over 8y, 1.7% of budgetGROWING CHEFS SOCIETY — C$45,000 over 5y, 2.0% of budgetVARIET - THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY — C$40,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetVANCOUVER SUN CHILDREN'S FUND SOCIETY — C$40,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetTIMOTHY OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY — C$40,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF YUKON — C$40,000 over 7y, 8.9% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE — C$40,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetFRIEND 2 FRIEND SOCIAL LEARNING SOCIETY — C$40,000 over 4y, 3.1% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF CENTRAL VANCOUVER ISLAND — C$40,000 over 7y, 3.2% of budgetEUREKA CAMP SOCIETY OF RICHMOND — C$30,000 over 3y, 3.5% of budgetATHLETICS FOR KIDS — C$30,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetSTEPHEN'S BACKPACKS FOR CHILDREN IN NEED — C$30,000 over 3y, 3.4% of budgetCOMPASSIONATE RESOURCE WAREHOUSE — C$30,000 over 2y, 4.0% of budgetCHILDREN OF THE STREET SOCIETY — C$30,000 over 3y, 2.1% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds YMCA/YWCA OF GREATER VICTORIA ↗
  • Who funds KIDS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF SOUTH COAST BC ↗
  • Who funds YWCA OF METRO VANCOUVER ↗
  • Who funds DOWN SYNDROME RESEARCH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SALVATION ARMY CAMP SUNRISE ↗
  • Who funds SALTSPRING THERAPEUTIC RIDING ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds TAKE A HIKE YOUTH AT RISK FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA ↗
  • Who funds NORTHERN BC FRIENDS OF CHILDREN SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds REACHOUT TO AFRICA ↗
  • Who funds CAMP GOODTIMES - MAPLE RIDGE (CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY) ↗
  • Who funds PLEA - CHILDREN OF THE STREET ↗
  • Who funds BARB'S HOME OF ANGELS (JHOA) ↗
  • Who funds PALS AUTISM SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds GEORGE JEFFREY CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CHANGE THE WORLD FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds AUNT LEAH'S INDEPENDENT LIFESKILLS ↗
  • Who funds ACCESS YOUTH OUTREEACH SERVICES SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds BC GUIDE DOG SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds BC FEDERATION OF FOSTER PARENT ASSOCIATIONS ↗
  • Who funds SOCIETY FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIFIC LEARNING ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY FIRST FOUNDATION - BACKPACK BUDDIES ↗
  • Who funds DOGS WITH WINGS ASSISTANCE DOG SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds MACKIE'S PLACE YOUTH SOCIAL HOUSE SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds KIDSAFE PORJECT SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE ↗
  • Who funds HOLLYBURN FAMILY SERVICES SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds MOM2MOM CHILD POVERTY INITIATIVE SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds BIG SISTERS OF LOWER MAINLAND ↗
  • Who funds SAINT JAMES MUSIC ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds BIG BROTHERS OF GREATER VANCOUVER ↗
  • Who funds KIDSRART VICTORIA ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ↗
  • Who funds BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF LANGLEY ↗
  • Who funds GROWING CHEFS SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds VARIET - THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY ↗
  • Who funds VANCOUVER SUN CHILDREN'S FUND SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds TIMOTHY OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF YUKON ↗

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Cknw Kids' FundThe Hamber FoundationOcean Wise Conservati…Lohn FoundationUnited Way British Co…Zlc FoundationLoyal Protestant Asso…Nicola Wealth Private…Vancity Community Fou…Bc Government Employe…The Connor Clark & L…Vancouver Foundation
Cknw Kids' FundBC22.1× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Cknw Kids' Fund · The Hamber Foundation · Ocean Wise Conservation Association · Lohn Foundation · United Way British Columbia · Zlc Foundation · Loyal Protestant Association · Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation · Vancity Community Foundation · Bc Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust · The Connor Clark & Lunn Foundation · Vancouver Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from the Canada Revenue Agency’s published T3010 data — your own annual information return and the multi-year returns of the 67 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year) — each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program description on its T3010; we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without a BN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears. How we build these →

Generated from your T3010 annual information return for the fiscal period ending 2024-12-31, as published by the Canada Revenue Agency in 2024. Amounts are Canadian dollars, as filed and never converted. Registered as a private foundation under foundations.

Source object 823641295:2024-12-31 · View the T3010 on the CRA register

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