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North Family Foundation

The foundation provides donations and grants to qualified donees.

C$6.0M
Granted FY2024still arriving
32
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
Regions reached
C$1.0M
Largest
01What you fundRead
02Your edgeRead
03Your fieldRead
01What you fund
01FY2024 · 32 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under C$10k1 grant · C$8k
  • C$10k–50k2 grants · C$62k
  • C$50k–250k21 grants · C$2.4M
  • C$250k+8 grants · C$3.5M
C$150,000
Median grant
4
Regions reached
C$52M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
COAST CONSERVATION ENDOWMENT FUND FOUNDATIONC$1,000,000
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITYC$550,000
SMALL CHANGE FUNDC$500,000
CLEAN ECONOMY FUNDC$410,000
MAKE WAY CHARITABLE SOCIETYC$335,000
WANUSKEWIN HERITAGE PARKC$250,000
UNITED WAY BRITISH COLUMBIAC$250,000
SALAL FOUNDATIONC$250,000
SIERRA CLUB OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FOUNDATIONC$225,000
PEMBINA INSTITUTE FOR APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENTC$200,000
CANADIAN RED CROSS SOCIETYC$170,310
ENVIRONMENT FUNDERS CANADA/FINANCEURS EN ENVIRONNEMENT AU CAC$160,000
RECONCILIATION CANADA - A NEW WAY FORWARD SOCIETYC$150,000
PACIFIC SALMON FOUNDATION FONDATION DU SAUMON DU PACIFIQUEC$150,000
INSTITUTE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND ACTIONC$150,000
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.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
C$31M · 55 repeat orgsC$3.2M to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +77% since the first grant, against +26% for the ones you funded once.

55 repeat relationships — 27 still active in FY2024, 28 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

55
30

Total granted

C$31M
C$1.6M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+77%
+26%

Still filing today

84%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; C$1.5M 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

  • SF
    SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
    8× · 2017–2024 · C$4.4M · revenue +43%
  • VU
    VGH & UBC HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
    5× · 2018–2022 · C$2.5M · revenue +34%
  • MW
    MAKE WAY CHARITABLE SOCIETY
    8× · 2017–2024 · C$1.8M · revenue +127%

Funded once

  • OW
    OCEAN WISE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2020 · C$450k · revenue -37%
  • TS
    THE SALVATION ARMY
    one grant, 2021 · C$250k · revenue -4% · 38% of their budget
  • B(
    BCIT (RIVERS INSTITUTE)
    one grant, 2021 · C$150k

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
Wcs Wildlife Conservation Society Canada

Wcs canada provides evidence-based expert guidance and policy recommendations to empower decision-makers to take transformative action for wildlife ecosystems and people. through our own research accumulated expertise and understanding of…

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2
Georgia Strait Alliance

Public Engagement – increasing the understanding of the importance of the health of Georgia Strait as a regional ecosystem and providing individuals and communities with the tools to take local and regional action to improve the health of…

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3
Coastal Rivers Conservancy

Coastal Rivers Conservancy (CRC) continued to undertake scientific research to improve knowledge of unique salmon and steelhead populations and habitats within the inner Central Coast of British Columbia. CRC collaborated with government…

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4
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - British Columbia

The Marine Conservation Program which plays a leading role in advancing the establishment of a network of marine protected areas (MPAs) across British Columbia. The Northern Terrestrial Conservation Program works collaboratively with…

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5
T Buck Suzuki Environmental Foundation

EDUCATE THE PUBLIC OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AS THE IMPORTANCE OF FISHERIES HABITAT CONDUCT RESEARCH INTO THE INTER-RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL AND DOMESTIC GROWTH AND FISHERIES HABITAT. Citizen science project empowering fish…

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6
Pacific Wild Alliance

1. save bc wolves - our goal is to ensure that wolves have adequate habitat to continue their critical role as a keystone species. 2. protect pacific herring - we are working with central coast communities to highlight the importance of…

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7
Endangered Ecosystems Alliance

Educating the public of the current state of the environment and conservation principles. information is provided to the general public through news media engagement social media postings public hikes and presentations in order to increase…

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8
Vancouver Foundation

Vancouver Foundation leverages the generosity of donors towards projects initiatives and organizations working to create meaningful and lasting impact on our communities. We continued delivering a number of grant programs and initiatives…

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9
Salmon Coast Society

Salmon coast supports innovative research public education community outreach and ecosystem awareness to achieve lasting conservation measures for the lands and waters of the broughton archipelago and surrounding areas by: - helping…

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10
The Nature Conservancy of Canada/La Societe Canadienne Pour La Conservation De La Nature

As Canada’s largest environmental charity the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has worked with partners to conserve natural landscapes since 1962. Together we deliver solutions to address the dual crises of biodiversity loss and climate…

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11
Canadian Coastal Research Society

Investigation of market mechanism to promote sustainable fishing practices. research and removal of marine debris from bc shore lines. research and reporting on the impacts of open netpen salmon farming on wild pacific salmon and their…

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12
Pacific Public Health Foundation

The pacific public health foundation works in collaboration with the bc centre for disease control (bccdc) and more broadly the health sector to support public health in bc by funding and facilitating evidence-based work that has an…

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For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Nature United/ Nature Unie and the most unlike its peers is Eureka Camp Society. 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

68 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. 68 of the 90 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.

5
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
24
Early backer (in before they grew)
66/68
Grantees still filing
52/68
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$1.0MC$10MC$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetSIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY — C$4,445,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetVGH & UBC HOSPITAL FOUNDATION — C$2,500,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetMAKE WAY CHARITABLE SOCIETY — C$1,805,000 over 8y, 4.7% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA — C$1,412,520 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetNATURE UNITED — C$1,300,000 over 6y, 9.1% of budgetPEMBINA INSTITUTE FOR APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT — C$1,300,000 over 8y, 6.4% of budgetSIERRA CLUB OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FOUNDATION — C$1,222,833 over 8y, 9.8% of budgetRECONCILIATION CANADA - A NEW WAY FORWARD SOCIETY — C$1,100,000 over 7y, 28% of budgetUNITED WAY BRITISH COLUMBIA — C$1,070,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetCOAST CONSERVATION ENDOWMENT FUND FOUNDATION — C$1,000,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetECOJUSTICE CANADA SOCIETY — C$975,000 over 6y, 2.4% of budgetYOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION — C$780,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetDAVID SUZUKI FOUNDATION — C$700,000 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetENVIRONMENT FUNDERS CANADA/FINANCEURS EN ENVIRONNEMENT — C$674,500 over 8y, 3.9% of budgetCANADIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY — C$621,830 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA — C$600,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSALAL FOUNDATION — C$590,000 over 4y, 5.3% of budgetBCIT FOUNDATION — C$575,000 over 5y, 3.4% of budgetCANUCKS AUTISM NETWORK SOCIETY — C$560,000 over 8y, 1.9% of budgetPACIFIC SALMON FOUNDATION FONDATION DU SAUMON DU PACIFIQUE — C$560,000 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetWEST COAST ENVIRONMENTAL LAW RESEARCH FOUNDATION — C$555,000 over 6y, 6.7% of budgetVancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre — C$530,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetSt Pauls' Foundation — C$500,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetCLEAN ECONOMY FUND — C$475,000 over 3y, 10% of budgetSTUDENT ENERGY — C$450,000 over 5y, 14% of budgetMOTHERS MATTER CENTRE — C$442,500 over 6y, 3.5% of budgetACADEMY FOR SUSATAINABLE INNOVATION — C$405,000 over 3y, 26% of budgetRAINCOAST CONSERVATION FOUNDATION — C$350,000 over 4y, 2.5% of budgetINSTITUTE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND ACTION — C$300,000 over 2y, 14% of budgetPOWER TO BE ADVENTURE THERAPY SOCIETY — C$300,000 over 4y, 2.8% of budgetPIVOT LEGAL SOCIETY — C$285,000 over 7y, 7.1% of budgetTHE SALVATION ARMY — C$250,000 over 1y, 38% of budgetRYERSON UNIVERSITY — C$250,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWANUSKEWIN HERITAGE PARK — C$250,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetBRITISH COLUMBIA SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ASSOCIATION — C$241,263 over 5y, 19% of budgetVANCITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — C$225,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetNATURE CANADA — C$225,000 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetTHE SUSTAINABILITY NETWORK — C$218,000 over 3y, 15% of budgetMcGill University — C$210,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetINSTITUTE FOR NEW ECONOMICS — C$180,000 over 2y, 7.2% of budgetZERO EMISSIONS INNOVATION CENTRE — C$150,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetWEST KOOTENAY ENVIRONMENTAL CENTRE SOCIETY — C$150,000 over 1y, 31% of budgetEQUITERRE — C$125,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetMount Pleasant Neighbourhood House — C$119,958 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP IN CANADA — C$112,000 over 2y, 8.2% of budgetLESTER B. PEARSON COLLEGE OF THE PACIFIC AND UNITED WORLD CO — C$100,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetBC SPACES FOR NATURE — C$80,000 over 1y, 34% of budgetAIDS VANCOUVER — C$70,000 over 2y, 3.1% 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 SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds VGH & UBC HOSPITAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MAKE WAY CHARITABLE SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ↗
  • Who funds NATURE UNITED ↗
  • Who funds PEMBINA INSTITUTE FOR APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT ↗
  • Who funds SIERRA CLUB OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds RECONCILIATION CANADA - A NEW WAY FORWARD SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY BRITISH COLUMBIA ↗
  • Who funds COAST CONSERVATION ENDOWMENT FUND FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ECOJUSTICE CANADA SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds DAVID SUZUKI FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ENVIRONMENT FUNDERS CANADA/FINANCEURS EN ENVIRONNEMENT ↗
  • Who funds CANADIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA ↗
  • Who funds SALAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds BCIT FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CANUCKS AUTISM NETWORK SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds PACIFIC SALMON FOUNDATION FONDATION DU SAUMON DU PACIFIQUE ↗
  • Who funds WEST COAST ENVIRONMENTAL LAW RESEARCH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre ↗
  • Who funds St Pauls' Foundation ↗
  • Who funds CLEAN ECONOMY FUND ↗
  • Who funds OCEAN WISE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds STUDENT ENERGY ↗
  • Who funds MOTHERS MATTER CENTRE ↗
  • Who funds ACADEMY FOR SUSATAINABLE INNOVATION ↗
  • Who funds RAINCOAST CONSERVATION FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds INSTITUTE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND ACTION ↗
  • Who funds POWER TO BE ADVENTURE THERAPY SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds PIVOT LEGAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds THE SALVATION ARMY ↗
  • Who funds RYERSON UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds WANUSKEWIN HERITAGE PARK ↗
  • Who funds BRITISH COLUMBIA SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds VANCITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds NATURE CANADA ↗
  • Who funds THE SUSTAINABILITY NETWORK ↗

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.

The Sitka FoundationMakeway FoundationThe Trottier Family F…The McLean FoundationThe Catherine Donnell…Vancity Community Fou…Ivey FoundationThe Houssian Foundati…The J W McConnell Fam…Nicola Wealth Private…The Victoria Foundati…The George Cedric Met…
The Sitka FoundationBC30.6× affinity27 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Sitka Foundation · Makeway Foundation · The Trottier Family Foundation/La Fondation Familiale Trottier · The McLean Foundation · The Catherine Donnelly Foundation · Vancity Community Foundation · Ivey Foundation · The Houssian Foundation · The J W McConnell Family Foundation/La Fondation de la Famille J W McConnell · Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation · The Victoria Foundation · The George Cedric Metcalf Charitable 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 90 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 2024-11-30, 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 891048795:2024-11-30 · View the T3010 on the CRA register

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