John Lederer Family Foundation
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 797103801RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($794,089) as filed with the CRA.
John Lederer 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 $1.5M in revenue and $794K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 47% from donations.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 70% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $750K in 2024, the largest being $550K to ST. Michael's and Providence Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $700K in 2021 to $1.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To receive and maintain a fund or funds and to apply all or part of the principal and income therefrom from time to time to charitable organizations that are also registered charities under the income tax act (canada)
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2021–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5M | $794K | — | — | $750K | $4.4M |
| 2023 | $3.6M | $708K | — | — | $700K | $3.7M |
| 2022 | $455K | $411K | — | — | $400K | $742K |
| 2021 | $700K | $2,500 | — | — | — | $698K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $750K to 2 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Hilary Lederer (director); Megan Lederer (director); John Lederer (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from John Lederer Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 797103801RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.