Vancouver Foundation
Open to any Canadian donor.
One of Canada's earliest community foundations (est. 1943), serving donors across British Columbia. Community advisors with charity expertise review hundreds of grant applications annually to direct Focus Area donations. Permanent endowment model means one gift creates impact year after year.
Cost calculator
Estimate fees for your scenario. Grants are never reduced by fees — fees apply after each year's granting.
See year-by-year breakdown
| Year | Contribution | Growth | Granted | Fees | End balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | $5,000 | $5,250 | $1,247 | $98,503 |
| 2 | $10,000 | $5,425 | $5,696 | $1,353 | $106,879 |
| 3 | $10,000 | $5,844 | $6,136 | $1,457 | $115,129 |
| 4 | $10,000 | $6,256 | $6,569 | $1,560 | $123,256 |
| 5 | $10,000 | $6,663 | $6,996 | $1,662 | $131,262 |
| 6 | $10,000 | $7,063 | $7,416 | $1,761 | $139,147 |
| 7 | $10,000 | $7,457 | $7,830 | $1,860 | $146,915 |
| 8 | $10,000 | $7,846 | $8,238 | $1,957 | $154,566 |
| 9 | $10,000 | $8,228 | $8,640 | $2,052 | $162,103 |
| 10 | $10,000 | $8,605 | $9,035 | $2,146 | $169,526 |
Minimums
Granting rules
Assets accepted
- Cash
- Public securities
- Private company shares
- Real estate
- Life insurance
Scale & activity
From T3010 CRA filing · FYE 2024-12-31
- Total DAF assets
- $408.7M
- Annual grants
- $38.5M
- Actual payout
- 9.4%
- DAF accounts
- 1,031
- Avg. account
- $396,433
CRA registration 119281640RR0001. Payout rate is actual grants divided by total assets over the filing period — a real-world indicator that can differ from the provider's stated disbursement policy.
Fee structure
Admin fee tiers
| Balance range | Rate |
|---|---|
| $0K+· Cost-recovery range 1.0%-1.5%; 1.25% used as representative midpoint | 1.25% |
All-in cost recovery range of 1.0% to 1.5%. Charged on total fund balance.
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Data sources
Confidence: Published on provider site · Last verified 2026-04-21
Value proposition authored by WellFunded