Frederick and Douglas Dickson Memorial Foundation
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 860194299RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($516,553) as filed with the CRA.
Frederick and Douglas Dickson Memorial Foundation is a private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $517K in expenditures.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 43% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 34 qualified donees totalling $435K in 2024, the largest being $40K to The Governing Council of the University of Toronto. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $252K in 2020 to $1.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The foundation gave grants to 6 registered canadian charitable organizations to which the foundation is required to give income each year.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $517K | — | — | $435K | $8.6M |
| 2023 | $854K | $459K | — | — | $379K | $8M |
| 2022 | -$771K | $536K | — | — | $455K | $7.6M |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $475K | — | — | $399K | $8.9M |
| 2020 | $252K | $487K | — | — | $405K | $7.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $435K to 34 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- The Governing Council of the University of Toronto$40K
- Arthritis Society Canada$25K
- Ve'Ahavta$20K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$20K
- The Redwood...For Women and Children Fleeing Abuse$20K
- Furniture Bank$20K
- Daily Bread Food Bank$20K
- Community Music Schools of Toronto$20K
- YWCA Toronto$15K
- Women's Hostels Incorporated$15K
- Jessie's The June Callwood Centre for Young Women$15K
- Geneva Centre for Autism$15K
- The Canadian National Institute For The Blind$15K
- Homes First Foundation$10K
- Youth Without Shelter Terra House North Toronto Emergency Residence and Referral Agency$10K
- The Yonge Street Mission$10K
- Scott Mission$10K
- ST. Joseph's Health Centre Foundation of Toronto$10K
- ST. Michael's and Providence Foundation$10K
- SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health$10K
- Canadian Foundation for the Prevention of Family Violence$10K
- New Circles Community Services$10K
- Good Shepherd Refuge Social Ministries$10K
- Boundless Adventures Association$10K
- Abiona Centre for Infant & Early Mental Health$10K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Marni Whitaker (president); Arnold Englander (treasurer); Richard Wozenilek (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Frederick and Douglas Dickson Memorial Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 860194299RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.