Firefly Foundation
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 840212526RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($12,748) as filed with the CRA.
Firefly Foundation is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $54 in revenue and $13K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 22% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $2,000 in 2024, the largest being $2,000 to The Governing Council of the University of Toronto. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $67K in 2020 to $54 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Firefly fondation has been established for the purpose of generating funds through donations from other organziations and individuals as well as various fundraising activities to be allocated for the support of awareness and research through other charities to aid in the pursuit of a cure for alzheimer's disease. All donations are made 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 | $54 | $13K | $6,844 | — | $2,000 | $1,583 |
| 2023 | $112K | $49K | $27K | — | $20K | $14K |
| 2022 | $25K | $36K | $24K | — | $6,200 | $4,654 |
| 2021 | $22K | $34K | $19K | — | $4,700 | $16K |
| 2020 | $67K | $65K | $45K | $420 | $3,000 | $28K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2,000 to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Heather Fraser (founding director); Willy Kruh (director); Michael Evans (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Firefly Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 840212526RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.