Peter Gzowski Foundation for Literacy
Publicly funded institution · Toronto, Ontario · BN 864688551RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($214,374) as filed with the CRA.
Peter Gzowski Foundation for Literacy is a public 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $307K in revenue and $214K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 30% from donations, 65% from other charities.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 43% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 12 qualified donees totalling $148K in 2023, the largest being $17K to P.e.i. Literacy Alliance Inc.. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $100K in 2020 to $307K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The peter gzowski foundation for literacy is a public foundation that provides funds to charitable organizations that are involved in liteay activity and promote public awareness of literacy at the local level
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $307K | $214K | — | — | $180K | $411K |
| 2023 | $2,205 | $233K | $66K | — | $149K | $318K |
| 2022 | $508K | $134K | $95K | — | $25K | $549K |
| 2021 | $508K | $167K | $78K | — | $74K | $350K |
| 2020 | $100K | $164K | $90K | — | $48K | $8,325 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Granted $148K to 12 qualified donees:
- P.e.i. Literacy Alliance Inc.$17K
- The John Howard Society of Manitoba Inc$12K
- Literacy Haida Gwaii Society$12K
- Canlearn Society$12K
- Literacy Coalition of New Brunswick LTD.$12K
- Literacy Association of Nova Scotia$12K
- Foundations Learning and Skills Saskatchewan Inc.$12K
- Yamaska Literacy Council$12K
- N.w.t. Literacy Council$12K
- Yukon Learn Society$12K
- Community Centre Alliance Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.$12K
- United for Literacy$11K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Alison Gzwoski (director); Meghan Dillon (director); Fiona Bramble (director); Leah Patry (director); Maureen Cavan (director); Brigid Hayes (director); Debbie McInnis (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Peter Gzowski Foundation for Literacy’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 864688551RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.