Brian and Jodean Tobin Family Foundation
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 779111889RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($62,620) as filed with the CRA.
Brian and Jodean Tobin Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $57K in revenue and $63K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $57K in 2024, the largest being $17K to Ronald McDonald House Of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $129K in 2020 to $57K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The foundation provides support to various charitable organizations
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $57K | $63K | $5,954 | — | $57K | $316K |
| 2023 | $99K | $57K | $5,461 | — | $52K | $322K |
| 2022 | -$61K | $43K | — | — | $37K | $280K |
| 2021 | $89K | $36K | — | — | $30K | $383K |
| 2020 | $129K | $22K | — | — | $15K | $330K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, December 31, 2024
- Other income$39,835
- Investment income$8,762
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $57K to 5 qualified donees:
- Ronald McDonald House Of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.$17K
- United Way of Greater Toronto$15K
- Trinity Historical Society Inc$10K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$10K
- Memorial University$5,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brian Tobin (president); Jodean Tobin (secretary & treasurer); Heather Tobin (director); John Tobin (director); Adam Tobin (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Brian and Jodean Tobin Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 779111889RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.