For many charities, 2020 was tough. Hard to raise money. But not for Charitable Impact Foundation, commonly known as "CHIMP." Last year, CHIMP, based in Vancouver, reported almost $150 million in tax-receipted donations. To put that into perspective, consider that CHIMP, a relatively new charity, raised five times as much... Continue reading

First e-mail to Blake Bromley & replies from him & CHIMP (April-May2018) e-mail to Blake Bromley & John Bromley RE 2,000 Gifts for $19 or Less (Sept2018) Letter to Blake Bromley RE Monkey Business DRAFT (Oct-Nov2018) e-mail to Blake Bromley RE Chimp 2018 Tax Return (21May2019) Letter to Blake Bromley... Continue reading

January 29, 2021 Dear Mayor Hurley & Council, As we know, just before Christmas, The City of Burnaby announced plans to buy Fortius Sport & Health Centre for $26.6 million. The sale is scheduled to close very soon, on Monday, February 1, 2021. As I said in my initial letter,... Continue reading

Here are pages of financial statements and mortgage documents showing loans to Fortius Foundation for a combined total of more than $130 million. An important point to note is that these loans were not concurrent. Later loans were used to pay off earlier loans. $16 million from an unidentified lender... Continue reading

These files were provided by the Canada Revenue Agency on November 25, 2020. New Dimensions Foundation (2007-2013): New Dimensions Foundation Tax Returns New Dimensions Financial Statements New Dimensions Foundation Financial Statements 2007 New Dimensions Foundation Financial Statements 2008 New Dimensions Foundation Financial Statements 2009 New Dimensions Foundation Financial Statements 2010... Continue reading

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Letters to Mayor Mike Hurley and the Council of the City of Burnaby: January 15, 2021 (30 pages) Fortius Sport & Health Centre: Examples of Sham Donations & Gifts January 22, 2021 (20 pages) January 29, 2021 (2 pages) To download all three letters in one file, click here. To... Continue reading

Located in Squamish, B.C., Quest University Canada (“Quest”) is one of the few private, secular universities in Canada. Since opening in 2007, Quest has welcomed about 500 students annually from 40 countries around the world. For a pricey $35,000 per year, Quest offers an under-graduate education in Liberal Arts. In... Continue reading

Association for the Advancement of Scholarship Almoner Foundation C&R Foundation Canadian Education Forum Charitable Impact Foundation ("CHIMP") Delicate Balance Eden Glen Foundation Foundation For Public Good HSEF Renaissance Academy Howe Sound Samaritans Global Charity Fund Loyalty Foundation Prescient Foundation Quest University Canada Foundation QUC Residents Housing Foundation Sea to Sky... Continue reading

A total of $425 million in tax-receipted donations. That's what was reported by ten of The Bromley Charities that were most closely involved in funding the start-up of Quest University. That figure includes only $30.5 million of the $79 million reported by Theanon Foundation and none of the of the... Continue reading

For four years, I have been following the financial activity of a group of registered charities run by Blake Bromley. On the basis of my extensive research, it appears to me that these charities are part of a massive tax fraud scam whereby tax-receipted donations have been reported for hundreds... Continue reading

Here's are the supporting documents referred to in my appeal to Blake Bromley to discontinue foreclosure against Quest University: $34 million Parcel A & Lot 12 $15 million Assignment of proceeds from sale of property (2008) $11.4 million Theanon Land Sales $9.4 million Theanon Foundation land sales (2012) $10.5 million... Continue reading

1. Almoner Foundation Almoner Foundation Financial Statements (2005-2019) Almoner Foundation Balance Sheets (2005-2019) Quest Student Residences $21 Million ASSET (2011) Almoner Foundation Receipts & Disbursements (2005-2019) Economic Dependence on QUEST University Quest Lease Revenue $10 MILLION (2011-2018) Almoner Foundation Gains & Losses on Exchange (2007-2012) Almoner Foundation Tax Returns (2005-2014)... Continue reading

e-mail to WE Charity, July 14, 2020 Letter to Kielburgers, July 17, 2020 WE Charity, Top 50 Canadian Donors WE Charity Canadian Donor Foundations (by year) Pages of the 2019 U.S. tax return for WE Charity showing gifts for US$118 Million Pages of the U.S. tax returns of Allstate Foundation... Continue reading

Here are the U.S. tax returns for We Charity: We Charity 2002 We Charity 2003 We Charity 2004 We Charity 2005 We Charity 2006 We Charity 2007 We Charity 2008 We Charity 2009 We Charity 2011 We Charity 2012 We Charity 2013 We Charity 2014 We Charity 2015 We Charity... Continue reading

The Fortius Sport & Health Centre in Burnaby B.C. is a spectacular complex that is helping Canadian athletes to raise their game. The registered charities involved in the start-up of Fortius have received $100 million in tax-receipted donations. New Dimensions Foundation and Imladris Foundation reported $26 million and in 2019,... Continue reading

Back in 2001, at a cost of $1.7 million, 240 acres (97 hectares) of land were purchased for the site of Quest University in Squamish, B.C. Today, the University owns 60 acres of the original 240. The balance was sold or transferred to property developers and a series of registered... Continue reading

Regarding the early financial history of Quest University, here are my letters to Blake Bromley and John Bromley (951 pages) who is President & CEO of Charitable Impact Foundation ("CHIMP"). Also here is my letter of April 30, 2020 to the Board of Governors of Quest University Canada. Open Letter... Continue reading

Acclaim Health & Community Care Service Addictions & Mental Health Ontario Arctic Watch Beluga Foundation B.C. Pets & Friends Society Canada West Military Museums Canadian Abuse & Abandoned Animal Protection Canadian Inland Mission Inc. Carlton Trail Health Foundation Inc. Church University & Triumphant Assoc. Columbian Friends Compagnons De la Pointe... Continue reading

Fifty Bromley Charities, A Timeline An Overview of 50 Charities: Aggregate Assets, Revenue & Expenditures Gifting Between Charities (2000-2019) Fifty Gifts for More Than $500 Million Tax-Receipted Donations Stated Purposes of Bromley Charities Fees Paid (2003-2020) - Updated March 17, 2021 Property Not Used in Charitable Activities Land & Buildings... Continue reading

Last updated November 6, 2020. 4 What Matters Foundation Almoner Foundation Amazing Grace Foundation Association for the Advancement Scholarship Benefic Foundation Bienfaisance Foundation of Canada C & R Foundation Canadian Education Forum Charity Research & Development Charitable Impact ("CHIMP") Foundation Delicate Balance Foundation Eden Glen Foundation Fortius Foundation Foundation for... Continue reading

On Friday, October 26 2019, Edmonton Star reported that the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) had "dropped" the author of this blog (Vivian Krause) as its keynote speaker for a conference that begins today, Monday October 27, 2019, in Banff Alberta. The IABC, like any organization, has a right... Continue reading

Here's a list of articles published that mention my work, published in 2019: Business in Calgary Unlikely Champion, Melanie Darbyshire, June 2019. CBC The American money behind the anti-pipeline fight, Wendy Mesley, January 20, 2019. U.S. foundations funding Canadian anti-pipeline protests: fair or foul? Stephen Hunt, January 22, 2019. The... Continue reading

Materials Submitted: How Corporate Ethics Rewrote its Web-site $267 Million from the Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation Overview (Power Point Deck, 15 pages) Spreadsheets (43 pages) Pages of U.S. tax returns showing payments for $267 million (310 pages) When it becomes available, a link to the Hansard transcript will be... Continue reading

As I tweeted in early November and as I told the Edmonton Journal in December, I believed that Rachel Notley had what it would take to lead Canada into the global oil market. I meant what I said. But now, sad to say, it is now clear to me now... Continue reading