Bob and Peggy Savage Foundation
Private foundation · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 816343636RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($54,648) as filed with the CRA.
Bob and Peggy Savage Foundation is a private foundation based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $173K in revenue and $55K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 58% from donations.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 38% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 13 qualified donees totalling $44K in 2024, the largest being $15K to Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Support various community organizations in music education and community well-being.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $173K | $55K | — | — | $44K | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $140K | $43K | — | — | $37K | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $121K | $36K | — | — | $36K | $994K |
| 2021 | $92K | $42K | — | — | $42K | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $138K | $27K | — | — | $27K | $786K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $44K to 13 qualified donees:
- Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra$15K
- The Mohawk College Foundation$5,000
- Welcome Inn Community Centre of Hamilton$5,000
- United Way Golden Horseshoe$4,000
- Hamilton Community Foundation$4,000
- Hamilton Foundation for Student Success$3,000
- Hamilton Music Collective$2,000
- Bach-Elgar Choral Society$1,000
- The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund$1,000
- The Bruce Trail Conservancy$1,000
- Queen's University at Kingston$1,000
- McMaster University$1,000
- ST. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation Hamilton$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Peggy Savage (secretary treasurer); Robert Savage (president); Michael Morrisey (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bob and Peggy Savage Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 816343636RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.