Marta and Owen Boris Foundation
Private foundation · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 831796651RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,784,010) as filed with the CRA.
Marta and Owen Boris Foundation is a private foundation based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $1.8M 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 81% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 14 qualified donees totalling $1.7M in 2024, the largest being $750K to McMaster University. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The foundation grants to other qualified donees with a focus on health and education in the hamilton ontario area.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $1.8M | — | — | $1.7M | $3.9M |
| 2023 | $983K | $1.2M | — | — | $1.2M | $4.5M |
| 2022 | $389K | $2.2M | — | — | $970K | $4.8M |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.9M | — | — | $1.9M | $6.6M |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $3M | — | — | $3M | $7.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1.7M to 14 qualified donees:
- McMaster University$750K
- Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation$420K
- ST. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation Hamilton$200K
- Sinai Health Foundation$125K
- True North Centre for Public Policy$100K
- Proaction Cops & Kids$43K
- Manning Foundation for Democratic Education$30K
- Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms$24K
- Swim Drink Fish Canada$11K
- Food Banks Mississauga$10K
- Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms$10K
- West Parry Sound Health Centre Foundation$10K
- Campfire Circle Autour du Feu$10K
- Halton Police Foundation$5,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Nicholas Mastroluisi (trustee); Leslie Boris (trustee); Jacqueline Work (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Marta and Owen Boris Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 831796651RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.