Catherine Wilson Foundation
Public foundation · Sarnia, Ontario · BN 870600335RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($131,868) as filed with the CRA.
Catherine Wilson Foundation is a public foundation based in Sarnia, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $89K in revenue and $132K 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 42% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 10 qualified donees totalling $117K in 2024, the largest being $58K to Lambton Kent District School Board. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $9,494 in 2020 to $89K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Donations to advance education for youth and care of youth at risk
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $89K | $132K | — | — | $117K | $2.1M |
| 2023 | $101K | $130K | $6,000 | — | $108K | $2.1M |
| 2022 | $78K | $150K | — | — | $136K | $2.1M |
| 2021 | $61K | $145K | — | — | $132K | $2.2M |
| 2020 | $9,494 | $141K | — | — | $128K | $2.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $117K to 10 qualified donees:
- Lambton Kent District School Board$58K
- A Program for Youth$15K
- Scouts Canada Tri-Shores Region$10K
- The Inn of the Good Shepherd (sarnia ) Inc$8,000
- Organization for Literacy in Lambton$5,000
- The Canadian National Institute For The Blind$5,000
- Sarnia-Lambton Community Concerns for the Medically Fragile$5,000
- The International Symphony Orchestra of Sarnia and Port Huron$4,500
- The Social Service Bureau of Sarnia$4,000
- Gallery in the Grove$2,300
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Ruffilli (trustee); Gordon Warren (trustee); Scott McKelvie (trustee); Laurie Girard (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Catherine Wilson Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 870600335RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.