Education Foundation of Ottawa
Public foundation · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 823738349RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($636,071) as filed with the CRA.
Education Foundation of Ottawa is a public foundation based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing education. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $585K in revenue and $636K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 34% from donations, 63% from other charities. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $298K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 32% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $325K in 2020 to $585K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To remove economic barriers to successful learning by responding to urgent needs identified by teachers and schools with financial and in-kind support for kids within the ottawa-carleton district school board who are at risk for failing due to factors associated with poverty: and investing in long-term solutions that reduce the impact of poverty on student access
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $585K | $636K | $457K | — | — | $206K |
| 2023 | $518K | $542K | $370K | — | — | $258K |
| 2022 | $448K | $547K | $388K | — | — | $282K |
| 2021 | $525K | $432K | $267K | — | — | $381K |
| 2020 | $325K | $260K | $244K | — | — | $283K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $298K from 9 charities:
- Ottawa-Carleton District School Board$253K
- TELUS Friendly Future Foundation$20K
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$15K
- The Eastern Ontario & Western Quebec Christmas Cheer Foundation/la Fondation Esprit de Noel de l'Est de l'Ontario et l'Ouest du Québec$2,900
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,814
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$2,517
- Presbytery of Ottawa the Presbyterian Church in Canada$1,500
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$600
- Sisters of Holy Cross of ST. Joseph's Province—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$162K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michelle Bailey (vice-chair); Paula Marinigh (director); Steven Spidell (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Education Foundation of Ottawa’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 823738349RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.