London Hydro Employees' Charities Chest Fund
Private foundation · London, Ontario · BN 890869571RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures (—) as filed with the CRA.
London Hydro Employees' Charities Chest Fund is a private foundation based in London, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $26K in revenue.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from donations.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 44 qualified donees totalling $25K in 2024, the largest being $2,000 to Thames Valley Children's Centre. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Weekly payroll deductions-employees authorize a weekly deduction from their pay. Funds are distributed annually to registered charities. Employees are given an option to 'self direct' their donation or appoint the committee's choice.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $26K | — | — | — | $51K | $26K |
| 2023 | $27K | $27K | — | — | $27K | $28K |
| 2022 | $27K | $27K | — | — | $27K | $27K |
| 2021 | $28K | $28K | — | — | $28K | $29K |
| 2020 | $32K | $32K | — | — | — | $32K |
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$25,250
- From other charities$354
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 $25K to 44 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Thames Valley Children's Centre$2,000
- London Humane Society$1,950
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$1,525
- London and Area Food Bank Inc$1,500
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario$1,475
- Canadian Cancer Society$1,000
- Mission Services of London$750
- Canadian Mental Health Association Thames Valley Addiction & Mental Health Services$750
- Humana Community Services Foundation$750
- Ark Aid Street Mission Inc.$750
- United Way Elgin Middlesex$650
- Canadian FOP Network$600
- Ronald McDonald House Southwestern Ontario$500
- Parkwood Hospital Auxiliary$500
- Teen Challenge Canada Inc.$500
- Alzheimer Society of Canada$500
- St.Joseph's - Hospice of London$500
- Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration (MRCSSI)$500
- London Cares Homeless Response Services$500
- London Abused Women's Centre$500
- Vocpri the Volunteer Organization of Child and Parent Resource Institute$500
- Community Living London$500
- Children's Health Foundation$500
- Merrymount Children's Centre$500
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Shannon Gillis (director/trustee); Karen Timmermans (trustee); Laura Kay (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from London Hydro Employees' Charities Chest Fund’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890869571RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.