Jack and Buschie Kamin Foundation
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 892465170RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,705,764) as filed with the CRA.
Jack and Buschie Kamin Foundation is a private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $99K in revenue and $1.7M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 74% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $1.7M in 2024, the largest being $1.7M to The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The foundation is dedicated to supporting numerous charitable organizations concentrating on health and education services. On going support for health: the foundation has pledged fund of $1 000 000 to be paid to mount sinai hospital foundation in ten equal and annual payments of $100 000 at its discretion. Other health care institutes are also to be considered. Ongoing support for education programs supported with contributions at its discretion
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $99K | $1.7M | — | — | $1.7M | $909K |
| 2023 | $147K | $22K | — | — | — | $2.5M |
| 2022 | $660K | -$74K | — | — | — | $2.4M |
| 2021 | -$89K | $4,180 | — | — | $100K | $1.7M |
| 2020 | $131K | $90K | — | — | — | $1.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1.7M to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Kamin (vice-president); Ruth Chelin (vice-president); Jerry Henechowicz.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Jack and Buschie Kamin Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892465170RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.