North Star Foundation
Private foundation · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 837479559RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($132,819) as filed with the CRA.
North Star Foundation is a private foundation based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $11K in revenue and $133K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 52% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $125K in 2024, the largest being $100K to The Ottawa Hospital Foundation/la Fondation de l'Hopital d'Ottawa. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $51K in 2020 to $11K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
Managing funds for the exclusive purpose of making gifts to charitable organizations that are registered charities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11K | $133K | — | — | $125K | $282K |
| 2023 | $14K | $33K | — | — | $25K | $404K |
| 2022 | $27K | $52K | — | — | $45K | $422K |
| 2021 | $17K | $42K | — | — | $35K | $448K |
| 2020 | $51K | $2,395 | — | — | — | $473K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $125K to 2 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jennifer Toby (vice-president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from North Star Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 837479559RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.