Donald and Florence Forrester Foundation
Private foundation · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 118886928RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($169,484) as filed with the CRA.
Donald and Florence Forrester Foundation is a private foundation based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, it reported $291K in revenue and $169K in expenditures.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 33% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $131K in 2024, the largest being $131K to University of King's College. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $184K in 2020 to $291K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Primary ongoing programs are restricted to benefit atlantic school of theology in conjunction with university of kings college
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $291K | $169K | — | — | $131K | $3M |
| 2023 | $214K | $174K | — | — | $136K | $2.8M |
| 2022 | $185K | $141K | $38K | — | $101K | $3M |
| 2021 | $123K | $231K | $36K | — | $193K | $3M |
| 2020 | $184K | $41K | $40K | — | — | $2.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, May 31, 2024
- Investment income$111,737
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $131K to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Fariel Ibrahim (secretary); Matthew Bird (president); Dave Johnston (vice president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Donald and Florence Forrester Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118886928RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.