Gay Lea Foundation
Private foundation · Etobicoke, Ontario · BN 814996377RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($155,842) as filed with the CRA.
Gay Lea Foundation is a private foundation based in Etobicoke, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $1M in revenue and $156K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,048.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 10 qualified donees totalling $155K in 2024, the largest being $26K to Tearfund Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $390K in 2020 to $1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The gay lea foundation continues to operate within its mandate and adhere to its stated purpose; disbursing grants to organizations that are benefiting communities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1M | $156K | — | — | $155K | $940K |
| 2023 | $193K | $344K | — | — | $343K | $50K |
| 2022 | $500K | $1,097 | — | — | — | $200K |
| 2021 | $323K | $1,095 | — | — | — | $21K |
| 2020 | $390K | $1,059 | — | — | — | $213K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $155K to 10 qualified donees:
Received $2,048 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robin Redstone (director); Janet Ringleberg (director); Brigitte Bauman (director); Lisa Pond (director); Sara Abe (director); Steven Veldman (director); Marie McNabb (director); Jennifer Bryson (director); Deanne Reilly (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Gay Lea Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 814996377RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.