Forest Community Foundation
Public foundation · Forest, Ontario · BN 865366728RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($85,632) as filed with the CRA.
Forest Community Foundation is a public foundation based in Forest, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $236K in revenue and $86K in expenditures.
In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $193.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 28% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $3.9M in 2024, the largest being $3.9M to Municipality of Lambton Shores. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
The foundation awards grants to qualified organizations in the former town of forest. All grants to qualified donees or throught the municipality will benefit the residents of the former town of forest as required under the corporation by-laws.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $236K | $86K | — | — | $63K | $1.8M |
| 2023 | $167K | $105K | — | — | $83K | $1.7M |
| 2022 | -$124K | $116K | $9,000 | — | $85K | $1.6M |
| 2021 | $330K | $201K | $126K | — | $54K | $1.9M |
| 2020 | $348K | $306K | $230K | — | $56K | $1.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $3.9M to 4 qualified donees:
- Municipality of Lambton Shores$3.9M
- Lambton County Developmental Services$16K
- Lambton Kent Education Foundation$5,500
- Forest - Lambton Museum Society$2,550
Received $193 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Karen Cameron (administrative secretary); Don Coates (chair); Sarah Jane Goodhand (director); Bryan McKinlay (vice-chair); Sue Sutherland (director); Cindy Vanvalkenburg (director); Louise Hodgson (director); Shannon Prout (director); Sheila Wilcox (director); Scott Ferguson (director); Marsha Williams (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Forest Community Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 865366728RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.