Janson Family Foundation
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 776666612RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($57,258) as filed with the CRA.
Janson Family 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 $50K in revenue and $57K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 40% from donations.
Compared with 3,025 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 7 qualified donees totalling $51K in 2024, the largest being $13K to The Toronto Public Library Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
The ledger, 2023–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $50K | $57K | — | — | $51K | $501K |
| 2023 | $525K | $17K | — | — | $17K | $508K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $51K to 7 qualified donees:
- The Toronto Public Library Foundation$13K
- University of Toronto Schools$10K
- Queen's University at Kingston$7,500
- The University of Manitoba$6,000
- PEI Amateur Sport Fund$5,000
- The Terry Fox Foundation$5,000
- Golf Canada Foundation$5,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robert Janson (trustee); Charlie Janson (trustee); Samantha Simpson (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Janson Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 776666612RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.