Lorne and Evelyn Johnson Foundation
Private foundation · Regina, Saskatchewan · BN 122300049RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($7,729,533) as filed with the CRA.
Lorne and Evelyn Johnson Foundation is a private foundation based in Regina, Saskatchewan, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing education. In its fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, it reported $565K in revenue and $7.7M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 92% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 15 qualified donees totalling $160K in 2024, the largest being $15K to Family Service Regina. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Contribution of funds to other charitable and non-profit organizations
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $565K | $7.7M | — | — | $7.7M | $2,548 |
| 2023 | $333K | $509K | — | — | $421K | $7.2M |
| 2022 | $406K | $1M | — | — | $333K | $7.3M |
| 2021 | $928K | $337K | — | — | $249K | $8M |
| 2020 | $500K | $347K | — | — | $250K | $7.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $160K to 15 qualified donees:
- Family Service Regina$15K
- YMCA Regina$15K
- Elizabeth Fry Society of Saskatchewan$15K
- North Central Family Centre Inc.$15K
- Foundations Learning & Skills$14K
- Ignité Adult Léarning Corporation$13K
- Habitat for Humanity Saskatchewan$10K
- Al Ritchie Community Association$10K
- Regina Food for Learning$10K
- Canadian Mental Health Association$10K
- Circle Project Association Inc.$10K
- South Saskatchewan Community Fund$7,551
- Creative Options Regina$5,500
- Joe's Place Youth Centre$5,000
- Reach Autism Learning$5,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
William Vancise (past-chair); Glenn Geber (director); D.gavin Koyl (director); Cathy Warner (director); Eric Johnson (chair); Stephen Mills (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Lorne and Evelyn Johnson Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 122300049RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.