Martin Wise Goodman Trust
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 119034171RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($13,754) as filed with the CRA.
Martin Wise Goodman Trust is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $8,586 in revenue and $14K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 84% from donations.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 21% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $8,743 in 2024, the largest being $8,743 to Nieman Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1,593 in 2020 to $8,586 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To assist practicing canadian mid-career journalists to participate in programs directed toward their continuing education and the advancement of reponsible reporting.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8,586 | $14K | — | — | $8,744 | $104K |
| 2023 | $5,743 | $30K | — | — | $21K | $109K |
| 2022 | $3,558 | $6,819 | — | — | $2,799 | $133K |
| 2021 | $2,736 | $25K | — | — | $19K | $136K |
| 2020 | $1,593 | $6,960 | — | — | $2,625 | $159K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $8,743 to 1 qualified donee:
- Nieman Foundation$8,743
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jonathan Goodman (trustee); Douglas Knight (trustee); Mark Grammer (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Martin Wise Goodman Trust’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119034171RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.