Dufferin Community Foundation
Public foundation · Orangeville, Ontario · BN 780219911RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($248,154) as filed with the CRA.
Dufferin Community Foundation is a public foundation based in Orangeville, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $845K in revenue and $248K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 25% from donations, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $109K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 12% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 15 qualified donees totalling $72K in 2024, the largest being $20K to Streams Community Hub. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $226K in 2020 to $845K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
I) programs related to awareness of the arts community heritage and local cultural traditions ii) providing publicly available scholarships and bursaries iii) support educational programs or projects that build individual citizens' capacity for leadership and participation in community life - including newcomers to canada and the community iv) social and health programs v) support innovative community based management and volunteerism
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $845K | $248K | $59K | $61K | $72K | $4.1M |
| 2023 | $1.6M | $475K | $41K | $53K | $332K | $3.5M |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $225K | $34K | $97K | $44K | $2.4M |
| 2021 | $945K | $91K | $4,884 | $2,426 | $40K | $1.5M |
| 2020 | $226K | $107K | $10K | — | $58K | $653K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $72K to 15 qualified donees:
- Streams Community Hub$20K
- Upper Grand Learning Foundation$9,375
- Grand Valley Public Library Board$7,500
- The Children's Aid Society of the County of Dufferin$5,500
- Family Transition Place$5,000
- Choices Shelter and Support Services$5,000
- Orangeville Food Bank : Caring for the Community$4,500
- Pine River Institute$3,500
- National Wildlife Centre$2,500
- Caledon Meals on Wheels$2,000
- St. Timothy Parish$1,765
- ST. Peter of the Apostles Council No. 8851 Charitable Welfare Trust$1,765
- Headwaters Health CARE Foundation$1,765
- Big Brothers & Big Sisters Assoc of Dufferin & Distric$875
- Township of Mulmur$470
Received $109K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Avery Delisle (treasurer); Debbi Goss (board chair); Shirley Boxem (vice chair); Michele Maycock (board member); Margot Hornseth (board member); T. Steven Wood (board member); Rhonda Gerrits (secretary); Ian Gilbert (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Dufferin Community Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 780219911RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.