Bessin Family Foundation
Private foundation · North York, Ontario · BN 100489897RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($191,092) as filed with the CRA.
Bessin Family Foundation is a private foundation based in North York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, it reported $549K in revenue and $191K in expenditures.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 35% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $150K in 2024, the largest being $150K to See Attached Schedule (no Schedule Attached). Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $126K in 2020 to $549K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
To recieve funds and contributions without any public appeal for fund and to contribute and assist charitable organizations and institutions
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $549K | $191K | — | — | $150K | $3.5M |
| 2023 | $256K | $131K | — | — | $114K | $3.2M |
| 2022 | -$20K | $124K | — | — | $106K | $3.1M |
| 2021 | $383K | $93K | — | — | $78K | $3.2M |
| 2020 | $126K | $92K | — | — | $77K | $2.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $150K to 1 qualified donee:
- See Attached Schedule (no Schedule Attached)$150K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Leya Aronson (president); Moshe Bessin (vice-president); Berl Bessin (vice-president); Hershel Bessin (vice president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bessin Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 100489897RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.