National Forum
Publicly funded institution · Toronto, Ontario · BN 739823086RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($436) as filed with the CRA.
National Forum is a private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1,204 in revenue and $436 in expenditures.
In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $50K.
Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
National forum is a charitable organization dedicated to promoting social outreach religious fellowship and the support of auxiliary organizations. The primary goal of national forum is to foster community development provide aid and resources to those in need and support religious and cultural initiatives that enhance communal harmony and spiritual growth.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,204 | $436 | — | — | — | $52K |
| 2023 | $52K | $23 | — | — | — | $52K |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $50K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Janak Handa (director); Nisha Manocha (director); Nicholas Hutcheson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from National Forum’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 739823086RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.