LJ Pearson Foundation
Private foundation · Puslinch, Ontario · BN 879768828RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($198,241) as filed with the CRA.
LJ Pearson Foundation is a private foundation based in Puslinch, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $472K in revenue and $198K in expenditures.
Compared with 2,689 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 $165K in 2024, the largest being $95K to ST. Joseph's Health Centre Foundation Guelph. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The foundation provides financial support for research training and education into the causes controls and cure of debilitating diseases illness and conditions through the use of scholarships fellowships bursaries prizes and financial assistance. To relieve poverty by providing basic amenities including food clothing and shelter to the poor needy necessitous underprivileged low income in financial need or of small/limited means. To advance education by providing scholarships bursaries awards and other forms of financial assistance to amateur athletes and youth in canada. To p…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $472K | $198K | — | — | $165K | $3.4M |
| 2023 | $362K | $139K | — | — | $112K | $3.1M |
| 2022 | $225K | $756K | — | — | $111K | $2.9M |
| 2021 | $553K | $135K | — | — | $104K | $3.4M |
| 2020 | $331K | $130K | — | — | $102K | $3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $165K to 7 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Larry Pearson (president); Sumita Pillay-Dason (director); Shawn Pearson (director); Joy Pearson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from LJ Pearson Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 879768828RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.