Clifton Foundation
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 106934532RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($270,460) as filed with the CRA.
Clifton Foundation is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $247K in revenue and $270K in expenditures.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 60% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $248K in 2024, the largest being $127K to Pathways to Education Canada/Passeport pour ma réussite Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Clifton foundation funds programs to help young people attend post secondary institutions who could not otherwise afford it. A program was started in 1998 to provide funds to youths in group homes to enable them to attend secondary school and participate in school activities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $247K | $270K | — | — | $248K | $4.8M |
| 2023 | -$598K | $382K | — | — | $366K | $4.8M |
| 2022 | $461K | $325K | — | — | $292K | $5.8M |
| 2021 | $2M | $232K | — | — | $221K | $5.7M |
| 2020 | -$1.2M | $291K | — | — | $276K | $3.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $248K to 2 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Eric Clifton (president & treasurer); David Allen (director); Loney Brown (director); Kelly McDougald (chair); Alison Smith (secretary); Kelsey Clifton (director); Madison Clifton (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Clifton Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106934532RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.