In the Spirit Giving Foundation
Private foundation · Burlington, Ontario · BN 745433714RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($208,293) as filed with the CRA.
In the Spirit Giving Foundation is a private foundation based in Burlington, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $230K in revenue and $208K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from donations.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 89% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 9 qualified donees totalling $208K in 2024, the largest being $60K to The Halton Region Conservation Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $149K in 2020 to $230K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The foundation financially supports charitable organizations by gifting funds 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 | $230K | $208K | — | — | $208K | $26K |
| 2023 | $103K | $147K | — | — | $143K | $4,787 |
| 2022 | $149K | $127K | — | — | $123K | $49K |
| 2021 | $164K | $214K | — | — | $210K | $28K |
| 2020 | $149K | $101K | — | — | $97K | $78K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, December 31, 2024
- Receipted donations$227,873
- Other income$176
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $208K to 9 qualified donees:
- The Halton Region Conservation Foundation$60K
- Water First Education and Training Inc.$50K
- Wesley Urban Ministries Inc.$25K
- BurlingtonGreen Environmental Association Inc.$25K
- The Ottawa Mission Foundation$25K
- Shifra Homes Inc.$10K
- Food4Kids Halton$10K
- The Canadian Federation University Women (c.f.u.w.) Burlington Foundation Scholarship Fund$1,500
- Blue Sea Philanthropy Inc.$1,500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sheila Minkhorst (executive director); Keith Minkhorst (treasurer); Cory Minkhorst (director); Erika Minkhorst (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from In the Spirit Giving Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 745433714RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.