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Appeal to Blake Bromley to Discontinue Foreclosure Against Quest University

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 of millions of dollars that was fake.

Caught up in all of this is Quest University, which is now in creditor protection over a series of loans from The Bromley Charities.

In my letter to Mr. Bromley, I have asked him to discontinue foreclosure proceedings against Quest.

I have also asked Mr. Bromley to return to Quest the title for two large pieces of land that were part of Quest's original 240 acres, Parcel A and Lot 58. According to publicly available information, title for these two pieces of land is currently held by Global Charity Fund and Eden Glen Foundation, respectively.

As always, in my letter to Blake Bromley and John Bromley, I have emphasized to them that if I have the wrong impression or if I have stated anything that is factually incorrect, they should let me know. If I hear from them, I will post their reply here at this blog post.

• Letter to Blake Bromley October 21,2020
•  Attachments:
  1. Quest University, Deprived of its Birthright SUMMARY
  2. Monkey Business Part 1 CHIMP
  3. Monkey Business Part 2 QUEST
  4. Global Charity Fund, A Reassessment (updated November 4, 2020)
  5. Foundation For Public Good, A Reassessment (updated November 4, 2020)
  6. Almoner Foundation Reassessment
  7. Estimated Benefits To The Bromley Charities (updated December 10, 2020)
  8. Tax-Receipted Donations $870 Million (updated November 2, 2020)

To download attachments #1-#7 in one file, click 

For my previous letters to Blake Bromley and John Bromley, click here.

Bromley Charities That Funded Quest: $425 Million in Tax-Receipted Donations ($870 Million in Total)

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 tax-receipted donations reported by the C&R Foundation/Loyalty Foundation  nor CHIMP Foundation (which reported $101 million and $302 million, respectively).

We know for sure that C&R Foundation (Greg Kerfoot) was involved in the early funding of Quest University because this is mentioned in correspondence from the Canada Revenue Agency.

CHIMP Foundation was involved in Quest University's financial history in the sense that CHIMP held Quest's $20 million mortgage until CHIMP "gifted" that mortgage to Vanchorverve Foundation in 2018. When that loan came due on November 1, 2019 and Quest was unable to pay, the university was forced into creditor protection.

An important point to note is that if CHIMP hadn't handed off Quest's mortgage to Vanchorverve Foundation then the charity that would have been in the news about foreclosing on Quest University would be CHIMP, not Vanchorverve.

Now, back to the issue of the total amount of tax-receipted donations reported by The Bromley Charities Involved in the early funding of Quest ...

Below, here are the tax returns and financial statements for ten Bromley Charities that reported a total of $870 million in tax-receipted donations. All of these charities were involved in various ways in funding the early start-up of Quest and its later loans and mortgages.

1. Theanon Foundation Tax-Receipted Donations $79 Million (2000-2017)
2. Stewart & Marilyn Blusson Foundation $123 Million (2006-2011)
3. Association for the Advancement of Scholarship, $30 Million (2006)
4. Sea to Sky Foundation, $89 Million (2005-2007)
5. Quest University Canada Foundation, $46.6 Million (2007)
6. Almoner Foundation, $20.8 Million (2010 & 2011)
7. HSEF Renaissance Academy, $8.6 Million (2010-2017)
8. Global Charity Fund, $70 Million (2011)
9. C&R Foundation and Loyalty Foundation, $101 Million (2000-2018)
10. CHIMP Foundation, $302 Million (2011-2019)

For a file that includes all of these separate files, click here.

Eight of these ten charities (#1-#8) were heavily involved in funding the start-up of Quest University.  In addition to these eight, two additional Bromley Charities were also involved in funding Quest's start-up:

• Canadian Education Forum
• Prescient Foundation

Prescient Foundation gifted $1,000,000 (2007) to Sea to Sky Foundation which funded the construction of Quest's original campus.

Of the $79 million that Theanon Foundation reported as tax-receipted donations, $30.5 million was specifically for Quest University but those funds were not gifted to Quest. Instead, they were gifted from Theanon to the HSEF Renaissance Academy and from there to the Stewart & Marilyn Blusson Foundation.

All three charities, Canadian Education Forum, Prescient Foundation and Theanon Foundation have had their charitable status revoked by the Canada Revenue Agency because of serious non-compliance following lengthly audits.

Appeal to Blake Bromley to Discontinue Foreclosure Against Quest University (Cont'd)

Here's are the supporting documents referred to in my appeal to Blake Bromley to discontinue foreclosure against Quest University:

1. $34 million Parcel A & Lot 12
   • $15 million Assignment of proceeds from sale of property (2008)
2. $11.4 million Theanon Land Sales
   • $9.4 million Theanon Foundation land sales (2012)
3. $10.5 million Eden Glen Foundation Land Sales
4. $21 million interest paid by Sea to Sky Foundation
   • $17.4 million paid by Sea to Sky for "interest" on loan (2006 & 2007)
5. $31.2 million gift to CHIMP from Almoner Foundation after sale of student residence
   • $10 million lease payments from Quest University to Almoner Foundation
   • $21 million asset value of student residence ($12 million gain on property)
   • $31.2 million gift to CHIMP from Almoner Foundation (2018 & 2019)
6. $15.8 million Royalty Income
7. $5.6 million fees & Commission
   • $926,260 (2011) fees paid by Global Charity Fund
   • $1,230,308 (2012) fees paid by Theanon Foundation
   • $3 million Commission paid (2014)
   • $15.6 million fees & Commission paid by 15 Bromley Charities (2003-2019)
     • CHIMP Foundation Payment to Chimp Tech Inc. $12.7 million (2018)
   • CHIMP Foundation Payments to Chimp Tech Inc. for $30.5 Million (2014-2019)
8. $4.5 million gifts to QUC Residents Housing Foundation & Benefic Foundation, Seattle
   • Mighty Oaks Foundation GIFT $1,980 000 (2014) NON-CASH
9. $2 million Quest University Naming Rights

RE: Global Charity Fund

• Global Charity Fund Bylaws
• Global Charity Fund Continuance Certificate
• Balance Sheets:
  • Global Charity Fund Balance Sheet 2011
    • Global Charity Fund 2011 Tax Return
    • Global Charity Fund 2011 $70,000,000 ERROR
  • Global Charity Fund Balance Sheet 2012
  • Global Charity Fund Balance Sheet 2013
• Statements of Receipts & Disbursements:
  • Global Charity Fund Receipts & Disbursements 2011 $70,000,000
• Gifts to Qualified Donees
  • Global Charity Fund GIFTS 2011
  • Global Charity Fund GIFTS 2012
  • Global Charity Fund GIFTS 2013

Foundation For Public Good:

• Foundation For Public Good 2014 Balance Sheet
• Foundation For Public Good Balance Sheets (2014-2019)

CHIMP:

• Headwaters Foundation 2015 GIFTS, CHIMP $4 million
• Homestead on the Hill 2018 GIFT to CHIMP $3,721,411 ERROR
• CHIMP Foundation Gift to Revelation Foundation via Zawadi Foundation, $30,475,000 (2016 & 2017)
• CHIMP Quest Mortgage "Gifted" to Vanchorverve Foundation, $20,791,405 (2016)

Disposal of Non-Cash Property:

• Preliminary Analysis of Disposal of $350 Million Non-Cash Property

Figures

• Tax-Receipted Donations Reported by Bromley Charities (2000-2019)
• Bromley Charities Donations to QUEST (2004-2019)

Testimony to the House of Commons Finance Committee

• House of Commons Finance Committee HANSARD 7May2019 (including Vivian Krause testimony)
• Letter from Osler Hoskin & Harcourt to Attorney General David Lameti RE CRA 21June2019

More to come.

Blake Bromley Charities: Tax Returns & Financial Statements

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)
  • Almoner Foundation Who Signed The Tax Returns (2005-2014)
  • Almoner Foundation Gifts to Qualified Donees (2004-2019)
    • Almoner Foundation 2014 GIFTS

2.   Association for the Advancement of Scholarship

• Association for the Advancement of Scholarship, Application for Registration (2003)
• Association for the Advancement of Scholarship Financial Statements
  • Association for the Advancement of Scholarship Balance Sheets
  • Association for the Advancement of Scholarship Receipts & Disbursements
    • Association for the Advancement of Scholarship Commission Paid $3 Million (2014)
    • Association for the Advancement of Scholarship Royalty Income $15.8 MILLION (2015 & 2016)
• Association for the Advancement of Scholarship Tax Returns (2005-2014)
  • Association for the Advancement of Scholarship $30 Million (2006) 
  • Association for the Advancement of Scholarship GIFTS (2005-2019)

3.  CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation Canada

• CHIMP Foundation Financial Statements (2012-2018)
  • CHIMP Foundation Balance Sheets (2012-2018)
  • CHIMP Foundation Statements of Operations (2012-2018)
  • CHIMP Foundation Cash Flows (2012-2018)
• CHIMP Directors (2009-2020)
• CHIMP Foundation Gift to Fortius Foundation (2018) $74 711 535
• CHIMP Foundation Gift to Revelation Foundation via Zawadi Foundation $30,475,000 (2016 & 2017)

4.  Delicate Balance Foundation

• Delicate Balance Foundation Financial Statements (2015-2018)

5.  Eden Glen Foundation

• Eden Glen Application to Operate As A Registered Charity
• Eden Glen Foundation Notification of Registration
• Eden Glen Foundation Certification of Incorporation
• Eden Glen Financial Statements
  • Eden Glen Foundation Balance Sheets 
  • Eden Glen Foundation Revenue & Expenditures

6.  Foundation For Public Good

• Foundation for Public Good Financial Statements (2010-2019)
  • Foundation For Public Good Balance Sheets
  • Foundation For Public Good Receipts & Disbursements
• Foundation For Public Good Tax Returns (2012-2019)
  • Foundation For Public Good $32 160 000 from other charities (2014)
  • Foundation For Public Good GIFTS (2015-2019)
    • $17,110,000 GIFT To Eden Glen Foundation
• Foundation For Public Good Application to Register (2010)
• Foundation For Public Good Notification of Registration
• Foundation For Public Good Certificate of Name Change

7.  Global Charity Fund

• • Global Charity Fund Financial Statements
  • Global Charity Fund Balance Sheets (2004-2013)
  • Global Charity Fund Receipts & Disbursements (2004-2013)
• Global Charity Fund Tax Returns (2004-2013)
  • Global Charity Fund 2011 Tax Return
  • Global Charity Fund Gift to Almoner Foundation $13 950 000 (2012)
  • Global Charity Fund $13 950 000 (2012) ERROR in CRA's Digital Database

8.  Howe Sound Samaritans Foundation

• Howe Sound Samaritans Foundation Financial Statements (2005-2019)
  • Howe Sound Samaritans Foundation Balance Sheets (2005-2019)
  • Howe Sound Samaritans Foundation Receipts & Disbursements (2005-2019)
• Howe Sound Samaritans Foundation Tax Returns (2005-2014)

9.  Quest University Canada Foundation

• Quest University Canada Financial Statements (2003-2019)
  • Quest University Canada Balance Sheets (2003-2019)
  • Quest University Canada Long-Term Debt 2011 & 2012
• Quest University Canada Foundation Tax Returns (2007-2015)
  • Quest University Canada Foundation Directors (2007-2015)
  • Quest University Canada Foundation (2007) Tax-Receipted Donations $46.6 Million & Gift to Quest $70 000

10. QUC Residents Housing Foundation 

• QUC Residents Housing Foundation (2010-2019)
• QUC Residents Housing GIFTS
• QUC Resient Housing RENAMED
• QUC Residents Housing DIRECTORS (2010-2019)

11. Sea to Sky Foundation

• Sea to Sky Foundation Financial Statements (2003-2012)
  • Sea to Sky Foundation Stated Purposes
  • Sea to Sky Foundation DIRECTORS
  • Sea to Sky Foundation Balance Sheets (2003-2012)
  • Sea to Sky Foundation Revenue & Expenditures (2002-2012)
  • Sea to Sky Foundation Tax-Receipted Donations (2003-2012)
  • Sea to Sky Foundation CEO Pension ($1,066 234)
  • Sea to Sky Foundation Gifts to Qualified Donees ($24 Million)
  • Sea to Sky Foundation Interest on Long-Term Debt ($20.9 Million)
    • Sea to Sky Foundation Forgiveness of Debt $75 Million (2012)
• Sea to Sky Foundation Tax Returns (2003-2012)

12.  Stewart & Marilyn Blusson Foundation

• Stewart & Marilyn Blusson Foundation Financial Statements (2003-2013)
  • Stewart & Marilyn Blusson Foundation Balance Sheets (2003-2013)
  • Stewart & Marilyn Blusson Foundation, $10,535,900 (2007)
• Stewart & Marilyn Blusson Foundation Tax Returns (2003-2013)
  • Stewart & Marilyn Blusson Blusson Foundation, Signatures on Tax Returns
  • Stewart & Marilyn Blusson Foundation Gifts to Qualified Donees (2004-2019)

13.  Theanon Foundation

• Theanon Foundation's Gift to HSEF Renaissance Academy & Blusson Foundation (2002) $30.5 Million
• Theanon Foundation Financial Statements (2005-2017)
• Canada Revenue Agency, Revocation of Theanon Foundation
• Theanon Foundation 2014 Grantees

14. Timothy Foundation

• Timothy Foundation Balance Sheet 2019 Showing Six Loans