Frank and Ellen Remai Foundation Inc.
Private foundation · Saskatoon, Saskatchewan · BN 890632946RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($7,196,269) as filed with the CRA.
Frank and Ellen Remai Foundation Inc. is a private foundation based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $39.7M in revenue and $7.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 15% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $4,600.
Compared with 380 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 53% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $6.4M in 2024, the largest being $3.5M to Saskatoon Symphony. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $16.7M in 2020 to $39.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Charitable giving was made to various organizations. This included cultural organizations. Charitable giving was funded by donations and investment income.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $39.7M | $7.2M | — | — | $6.4M | $173.4M |
| 2023 | $44.3M | $4.7M | — | — | $4.2M | $140.9M |
| 2022 | $3.5M | $2.9M | — | — | $2.4M | $101.3M |
| 2021 | $24.3M | $4.6M | — | — | $2.1M | $100.7M |
| 2020 | $16.7M | $2.7M | — | — | $2.4M | $81M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $6.4M to 4 qualified donees:
- Saskatoon Symphony$3.5M
- Remai Modern Art Gallery$2M
- Persephone Theatre$500K
- Remai Modern Foundation$419K
Received $4,600 from 1 charity:
- Aqueduct Foundation$4,600
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ellen Remai (director/president); Sandra Peters (director/secretary); Curtis Zwack (director); David Korpach (director); Kathryn Ford (director); Greg Hart (director/vice president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Frank and Ellen Remai Foundation Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890632946RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.