Copernicus Lodge Foundation
Public foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 119057677RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($840,870) as filed with the CRA.
Copernicus Lodge Foundation is a public foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $842K in revenue and $841K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 53% from donations. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $39K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 98% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $273K in 2024, the largest being $273K to Copernicus Lodge. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $230K in 2020 to $842K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Fundraising for copernicus lodge a non-profit charitable organization and registered charity which provides accommodations and services to the elderly via long term care and adult programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $842K | $841K | $841K | — | $273K | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $792K | $378K | $235K | — | — | $1.4M |
| 2022 | $327K | $179K | $179K | — | — | $1M |
| 2021 | $302K | $69K | $69K | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $230K | $38K | $38K | — | — | $772K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $273K to 1 qualified donee:
- Copernicus Lodge$273K
Received $39K from 7 charities:
- Copernicus Lodge Auxiliary$25K
- The Royal Canadian Legion Ontario Provincial Command Branches and Ladies' Auxiliaries Charitable Foundation$8,590
- Brilliant Minded Women Foundation$4,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$635
- Canadahelps Canadon$240
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$50
- Oblate Fathers of Assumption Province—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$163K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lucian Ezman (secretary); Danusia Figiel (vice chair & treasurer); Jan Faryaszewski (director); Margaret Martin (director); Marc Buklis (director); Natalie Farshait (director); Andrew Kwiatkowski (director); Edward Reoterowski (treasurer); Doris Galas (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Copernicus Lodge Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119057677RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.