Mar-Kin Foundation
Private foundation · Montreal, Quebec · BN 898230446RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($42,699) as filed with the CRA.
Mar-Kin Foundation is a private foundation based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, it reported $150K in revenue and $43K 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 35% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 22 qualified donees totalling $33K in 2024, the largest being $10K to Dépôt alimentaire NDG. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $22K in 2020 to $150K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The primary purpose of the charity is to contribute to and assist charitable organizations in canada. As in previous years the charity made investments in short term investments the interest from which is distributed to charitable organizations.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $150K | $43K | — | — | $33K | $3.2M |
| 2023 | $151K | $217K | — | — | $208K | $3M |
| 2022 | $56K | $115K | — | — | $110K | $3.1M |
| 2021 | $510K | $104K | — | — | $96K | $3.2M |
| 2020 | $22K | $74K | — | — | $70K | $2.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, November 30, 2024
- Investment income$149,194
- Other income$1,190
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 $33K to 22 qualified donees:
- Dépôt alimentaire NDG$10K
- Jeunesse au Soleil / Sun Youth organization$10K
- Mission Bon Accueil / Welcome Hall Mission$3,238
- Émile Léger Fondation /Jules and Paul-Émile Léger Foundation$2,500
- The Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital Foundation$2,404
- Old Brewery Mission Foundation / Fondation Mission Old Brewery$1,700
- Casey House Foundation$1,000
- Quebec Foundation for the Blind (Q.F.B.)$975
- Alzheimer Groupe (a.g.i.) Inc.$300
- Teresa Dellar Palliative Care Residence Foundation Inc.$100
- St. Raphael Palliative Care Home and Day Centre Inc.$100
- Montreal Holocaust Museum$100
- The Montreal General Hospital Foundation$100
- Fondation de l'Hopital Maimonides/maimonides Hospital$100
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$100
- Fondation de l'Hopital Maimonides/maimonides Hospital$100
- Canadian Magen David Adom for Israel/Magen David Adom Canadien pour Israel$100
- Camp Bnai Brith Inc.$100
- Société Alzheimer de Montréal Inc./ Alzheimer Society of Montreal Inc.$100
- Alzheimer Society of Canada$100
- Congregation Shaar Hashomayim$100
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
William Pedvis (president); Penny Pedvis-Tevel (secretary-treasurer); Tami Tevel (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Mar-Kin Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 898230446RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.