CHUM Charitable Foundation
Public foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 118859057RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($405,743) as filed with the CRA.
CHUM Charitable Foundation is a public foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, it reported $331K in revenue and $406K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $56K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 181 qualified donees totalling $399K in 2024, the largest being $5,000 to The Yonge Street Mission. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Established in 1966 the chum charitable foundation provides meaningful financial assistance to other registered charities throughout the gta. The mainstay of the foundation is the cp24 chum christmas wish. With the help of our sponsors volunteers & donations from our listeners we have assisted almost 500 agencies supporting 500 000 children and families during the holidays.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $331K | $406K | — | — | $399K | $53K |
| 2023 | $418K | $500K | — | — | $497K | $128K |
| 2022 | $579K | $577K | — | — | $576K | $209K |
| 2021 | $760K | $702K | — | — | $700K | $207K |
| 2020 | $455K | $478K | — | — | $476K | $149K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $399K to 181 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- The Yonge Street Mission$5,000
- Unison Health and Community Services$5,000
- Ukrainian Canadian Social Services (toronto) Inc.$5,000
- Toronto People With AIDS Foundation$5,000
- BGC Toronto Kiwanis$5,000
- Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre$5,000
- The Stop Community Food Centre$5,000
- Stonegate Community Association$5,000
- Start2Finish Canada$5,000
- South Riverdale Community Health Centre$5,000
- Scott Mission$5,000
- Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities$5,000
- Scadding Court Community Centre Incorporated$5,000
- Progress Place Rehabilitation Centre (metropolitan Toronto) Inc.$5,000
- Children's Aid Foundation Ontario$5,000
- Our Lady of Lourdes Parish$5,000
- North York Harvest Food Bank$5,000
- Neighbourhood Group The (St. Stephens Community House$5,000
- Moorelands Community Services$5,000
- Margaret's Housing and Community Support Services Inc.$5,000
- Lumenus Foundation$5,000
- Jane/finch Community and Family Centre$5,000
- Neighbours Community Homes$5,000
- Fred Victor Centre$5,000
- Food Banks Mississauga$5,000
Received $56K from 9 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dave Daigle (president and chair); Hilary Whyte (director); Richard Wu (vp and treasurer); Kevin Arkell (director); James Lewis (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from CHUM Charitable Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118859057RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.