R. Howard Webster Foundation
Private foundation · Montreal, Quebec · BN 119118487RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($13,276,330) as filed with the CRA.
R. Howard Webster Foundation is a private foundation based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $18.7M in revenue and $13.3M in expenditures.
Compared with 380 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 10% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $350,000 and over range. The charity reported 17 permanent full-time positions.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 265 qualified donees totalling $7.7M in 2024, the largest being $351K to Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $6.6M in 2020 to $18.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Funding for medical research & their institutions for post-secondary education and for youth and development of young people. Funding interest also include people at risk and the environment. Funding is provided to canadian institutions and charities on a country-wide basis.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $18.7M | $13.3M | — | — | $7.7M | $111.3M |
| 2023 | $16.3M | $13.6M | — | — | $7.2M | $103.3M |
| 2022 | $11.4M | $11.3M | — | — | $7M | $131.3M |
| 2021 | $21.7M | $12M | — | — | $7.9M | $161.6M |
| 2020 | $6.6M | $10.7M | — | — | $6.2M | $141.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $7.7M to 265 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning$351K
- Rideau Hall Foundation$300K
- Fondation du Centre universitaire de santé McGill McGill University Health Centre Foundation$262K
- Jeunesse au Soleil / Sun Youth organization$219K
- Teresa Dellar Palliative Care Residence Foundation Inc.$205K
- Giant steps foundation$150K
- The University of British Columbia$110K
- The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation$102K
- The WoodGreen Foundation$101K
- La Fondation du YWCA de Montreal/ywca Foundation of Montreal$100K
- Women's College Hospital Foundation$100K
- The Salvation Army Toronto Grace Health Centre$100K
- Montcrest School$100K
- Breakthrough T1D Canada/Percée DT1 Canada$100K
- Fondation la Rue des Femmes/ Herstreet Foundation$100K
- Children's Aid Foundation of Canada$100K
- Toronto Foundation$90K
- The Royal Canadian Geographical Society$80K
- Muskoka Steamships & Discovery Centre$80K
- The Canadian Canoe Museum$75K
- Fondation Habilitas Habilitas Foundation$71K
- Choices for Youth Inc$70K
- Young Musicians of the World$65K
- VGH & Ubc Hospital Foundation$60K
- Summit school foundation$60K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $350,000 and over1 position
- $160,000–199,9992 positions
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions17
- Total compensation, all staff$1.9M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Colin Webster (trustee); Lorne Campbell Webster (trustee); Lucy Riddell (trustee and chairman); Emily Webster (trustee and vice chair); Hilary Webster (trustee); Alexandra Webster (trustee); Sheryl Webster (trustee); Tegan Webster (trustee); Sacha Haque (president); Bernard Leblanc (trustee); Scott A. Tannas (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from R. Howard Webster Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119118487RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.