Donovan Family Foundation Incorporated
Private foundation · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 806433165RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($88,664) as filed with the CRA.
Donovan Family Foundation Incorporated is a private foundation based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $295K in revenue and $89K 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 59% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $81K in 2024, the largest being $75K to The Spiritualist Yoga Fellowship. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $31K in 2020 to $295K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
The charity is a private foundation that makes gifts to other qualified donees allowing the donees to carry out their charitable activities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $295K | $89K | — | — | $81K | $3.1M |
| 2023 | -$251K | $92K | — | — | $88K | $2.8M |
| 2022 | $50K | $58K | — | — | $54K | $3.2M |
| 2021 | $3.2M | $83K | — | — | $80K | $3.1M |
| 2020 | $31K | $27K | — | — | $24K | $1.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $81K to 4 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Donovan (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Donovan Family Foundation Incorporated’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 806433165RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.