Crabtree Foundation
Private foundation · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 119236966RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($5,278,940) as filed with the CRA.
Crabtree Foundation is a private foundation based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $13.9M in revenue and $5.3M in expenditures.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $50K.
Compared with 380 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 70% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 51 qualified donees totalling $4.9M in 2024, the largest being $1M to Mount Allison University. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $3.6M in 2020 to $13.9M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
To distribute investment income to qualified donees
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13.9M | $5.3M | $55K | — | $4.9M | $113.6M |
| 2023 | $5.4M | $4.5M | $56K | — | $4M | $95.5M |
| 2022 | $4.6M | $3.5M | $51K | — | $3.2M | $88.6M |
| 2021 | $6.5M | $3.3M | $48K | — | $3M | $98M |
| 2020 | $3.6M | $2.9M | $46K | — | $2.5M | $85.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $4.9M to 51 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Mount Allison University$1M
- Ottawa Hospital$400K
- Shepherds of Good Hope$300K
- Ottawa Public Library$300K
- New Brunswick Museum$250K
- University of Ottawa Heart Institute$200K
- University of New Brunswick$200K
- CD Howe Institute$200K
- Bruyere Hospital$200K
- Saint John Regional Hospital$100K
- Dalhousie University$100K
- Birds Canada$100K
- Ingenium Foundaiton (science Museum)$95K
- United Way Saint John$90K
- Macdonald-Laurier Institute$90K
- Royal Canadian Academy of Arts$81K
- YMCA of the National Capital Region$75K
- Fraser Insitute$75K
- YMCA of Greater Saint John$73K
- Ottawa Riverkeeper$65K
- Tantramar Heritage$60K
- Brain Canada$56K
- Ottawa Community Hosuing FDN$50K
- Giant Steps Foundation$50K
- Excellence in Literacy Foundation$50K
Received $50K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$77K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sandra Crabtree (director); Gerald Macgarvie (president/treasurer); Jeremy Price (director); Lucas Price (vice president); Megan Macgarvie (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Crabtree Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119236966RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.