For more information, see Tides Nexus
The Tides Canada Foundation is a Vancouver, Canada-based nonprofit associated with the Tides Nexus, a collection of center-left pass-through grantmaking and fiscal sponsorship nonprofits based in San Francisco, California. Despite its name, Tides Canada is an IRS-designated 501(c)(3) public charity and files annual Form 990 reports in the United States; it is also registered as a “public foundation” in Canada. [1]
Leadership
Board of Directors
According to its 2018 IRS Form 990, Tides Canada’s board of directors included the following individuals: [2]
- Andrew Heintzman (board chair)
- Edwin Levy (board secretary)
- Michael Jantzi
- Justin Ferbey
- Nabil Harfoush
- Jennifer Lynn
- Peter MacLeod
- Lisa O’Hara
- Jane Rabinowicz
- Jodi White
Funding
Financial Overview
In 2018, Tides Canada Foundation reported total revenues of $1.9 million, total expenditures of $3.7 million, and net assets of $45.3 million. It paid out $2.7 million in grants to other nonprofits. [3]
Tides Canada Initiative Society
The Tides Canada Foundation is closely connected with the Tides Canada Initiatives Society, a Canadian nonprofit equivalent to a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) public charity, whose primary activity involves “programs focused on environmental conservation, education and research, leadership development, civic engagement, capacity building and social welfare programs.” [4]
In 2018, all of Tides Canada’s grants paid went to the Tides Canada Initiatives Society: [5]
- $1,364,500
- $1,288,099
- $92,490
- $254,811
- $25,097