Martin Family Initiative/initiative de la Famille Martin
Private foundation · Montreal, Quebec · BN 805569019RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($6,404,599) as filed with the CRA.
Martin Family Initiative/initiative de la Famille Martin is a private foundation based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $6.5M in revenue and $6.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 11% from donations, 42% from government, 42% from other charities. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2.2M.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 50% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 92% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 48 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $4.3M in 2020 to $6.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
I) family well-being mfi works with indigenous communties and organizations to co-create holistic culturally relevant early childhood programming supporting families with activities that can include in-home visits regular check-ins group programming and referrals to other community supports. Ii) educational well-being mfi supports educators to equip indigenous students with quality learning opportunities adapted in ways that strengthen pride in our own cultural identity. Its programs include the model schools literacy project which ensures that children have the necessary reading and w…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6.5M | $6.4M | $5.4M | $4,501 | — | $400K |
| 2023 | $6.3M | $6.3M | $5.1M | $4,306 | $100K | $261K |
| 2022 | $6M | $6M | $5.3M | $4,661 | $90K | $252K |
| 2021 | $5.7M | $5.6M | $4.9M | — | — | $238K |
| 2020 | $4.3M | $4.4M | $3.7M | $909 | — | $72K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2.2M from 12 charities:
- Sheila and Paul Martin Family Foundation$700K
- Pathy Family Foundation$500K
- The Azrieli Foundation$400K
- Ronald S. Roadburg Foundation$250K
- The Waltons Trust$150K
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$65K
- The Peter Gilgan Foundation$50K
- Brain Canada Foundation$35K
- Indigo Love of Reading Foundation$25K
- Toronto Foundation$20K
- Canadahelps Canadon$10K
- United Way of Greater Toronto$415
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9993 positions
- $80,000–119,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions48
- Total compensation, all staff$4.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Martin (president); Gaudenzio (enzo) Gabrielli (director); Lori Duffy (secrety).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Martin Family Initiative/initiative de la Famille Martin’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 805569019RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.