Burlington Community Foundation
Public foundation · Burlington, Ontario · BN 857812739RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,803,786) as filed with the CRA.
Burlington Community Foundation is a public foundation based in Burlington, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $3.4M in revenue and $1.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 11% from donations, 20% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $218K.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 44% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 120 qualified donees totalling $1.3M in 2024, the largest being $100K to The Halton Region Conservation Authority. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Burlington community foundation (bcf) was established in 1999 by and for the people of burlington. Bcf exercises leadership by identifying the highest priority needs in the community and acts as a catalyst for action by convening multi-sector partners and donors who have the desire to help address them. Through the expressed legacies of burlington's generous partners and donors we create permanent improvements in our community. Together we provide grants to support meaningful local causes in areas such as health education youth recreation arts/culture and the environment. In doing so we…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.4M | $1.8M | $281K | $60K | $1.2M | $23.3M |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $601K | $72K | $896K | $21.7M |
| 2022 | $6.1M | $1.8M | $480K | $66K | $1.1M | $21.8M |
| 2021 | $5.5M | $2.2M | $361K | $65K | $1.7M | $17.4M |
| 2020 | $4.4M | $1.6M | $420K | $282K | $711K | $14.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1.3M to 120 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- The Halton Region Conservation Authority$100K
- Burlington Public Library$100K
- The Central Canadian District of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada$86K
- BurlingtonGreen Environmental Association Inc.$63K
- Restorations Second Stage Homes$50K
- West Plains United Church$48K
- The Colin B Glassco Charitable Foundation for Children$32K
- The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra (2000) Inc.$30K
- Arthouse for Children and Youth$28K
- City of Burlington$28K
- Halton District School Board$25K
- Farley Foundation$24K
- The Synod of the Diocese of Niagara$23K
- Halton Women's Place$23K
- Centre for Diverse Learners$23K
- Burlington Museums Foundation$23K
- Shifra Homes Inc.$22K
- Burlington Community Foundation$21K
- Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation$20K
- Harbourfront Gives Foundation$20K
- Golf Canada Foundation / Fondation Golf Canada$20K
- United Way Golden Horseshoe$19K
- The Canadian National Institute For The Blind$18K
- Greater Hamilton Symphony Association$17K
- Acclaim Health and Community CARE Services$17K
Received $218K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$269K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Matt Afinec (past chair); Kevin Brady (board member); Catherine Brady (board chair); Tim Cestnick (board member); Catherine Olsiak (board member); Dom Marinic (board member); Carlos Alvarez (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Burlington Community Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 857812739RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.