M.E.H. Foundation
Private foundation · North York, Ontario · BN 848701355RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,202,956) as filed with the CRA.
M.E.H. Foundation is a private foundation based in North York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.6M in revenue and $2.2M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 11% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 32 qualified donees totalling $1.2M in 2024, the largest being $192K to BGC Toronto Kiwanis. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $417K in 2020 to $1.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The foundation receives and maintains donations and disburses a portion thereof and/or the income therefrom to: a) any charitable organization or organizations or charitable foundation or foundations in canada that are 'registered charities' as defined by the income tax act (canada); and b) 'qualified donees' as defined by the income tax act (canada) for use in their charitable activities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.6M | $2.2M | — | — | $1.2M | $24.4M |
| 2023 | $2.5M | $1.1M | — | — | $906K | $25M |
| 2022 | $4.2M | $5M | — | — | $927K | $23.5M |
| 2021 | $4M | $994K | — | — | $856K | $24.4M |
| 2020 | $417K | $1.9M | — | — | $768K | $21.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1.2M to 32 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- BGC Toronto Kiwanis$192K
- Water First Education and Training Inc.$150K
- Stratford Shakespearean Festival of Canada$132K
- Jump Math$75K
- Canadian Friends of Interlochen$75K
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation$70K
- York University$55K
- Native Women's Resource Center of Toronto Inc.$50K
- Na-Me-Res (native Men's Residence)$50K
- The Law Society Foundation$40K
- Fred Victor Centre$20K
- Breakaway Community Services$20K
- Margaret's Housing and Community Support Services Inc.$20K
- Inn From the Cold Inc.$20K
- Nanny Angel Network Inc.$20K
- The Street Haven at the Crossroads$20K
- Right to Play International$20K
- Jessie's The June Callwood Centre for Young Women$20K
- Good Foot Support Services$20K
- The Good Neighbours' Club$15K
- The Stop Community Food Centre$15K
- Toronto Refugee Community Non-Profit Homes and Services$15K
- The Muc Shelter Corporation$15K
- Restorative Justice Housing Ontario$10K
- Woodgreen Red Door Family Shelter$10K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jane Kruse (trustee); Rebecca Scovel (trustee); Norman Shiner (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from M.E.H. Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 848701355RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.