Richardson Foundation Inc. /fondation Richardson Inc.
Private foundation · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 119118610RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($6,732,042) as filed with the CRA.
Richardson Foundation Inc. /fondation Richardson Inc. is a private foundation based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $15.3M in revenue and $6.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 91% from donations.
Compared with 74 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 96% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 141 qualified donees totalling $7.1M in 2023, the largest being $1.4M to Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada Inc.. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $8.2M in 2020 to $15.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
During fiscal 2024 richardson foundation inc. Provided donations to charitable organizations in canada focusing on: visual and performing arts education youth initiatives and environmental issues. Richardson foundation inc. Also provided speical support to united way.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $15.3M | $6.7M | — | — | $6.7M | $38.9M |
| 2023 | $13.4M | $7.1M | — | — | $7.1M | $30.3M |
| 2022 | $18.2M | $9.6M | — | — | $9.6M | $23.9M |
| 2021 | $15.2M | $8.9M | — | — | $8.9M | $15.4M |
| 2020 | $8.2M | $7.3M | — | — | $7.3M | $9.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Granted $7.1M to 141 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada Inc.$1.4M
- United Way of Winnipeg$867K
- Assiniboine Park Conservancy Inc.$750K
- Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service Foundation$300K
- The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Inc.$200K
- ST John's-Ravenscourt School$200K
- United Way of Winnipeg$188K
- Ducks Unlimited Canada - Canards Illimites Canada$160K
- United Way of Winnipeg$160K
- Saskatchewan Science Centre Inc.$150K
- R.M. of Wallace-Woodworth$100K
- The Robb Nash Project Inc.$90K
- Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre Inc.$85K
- Manitoba Opera Association Inc.$85K
- Gonzaga Middle School of Winnipeg Inc.$85K
- Université de Saint-Boniface$75K
- The Royal Winnipeg Ballet$60K
- The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Inc.$50K
- Variety the Children's Charity of Manitoba Inc.$50K
- Trans Canada trail / Sentier transcanadien$50K
- Town of Kipling$50K
- The Kneehill Historical Society$50K
- R.M. of Two Borders (Edward Fire Department)$50K
- Manitoba Chamber Orchestra Inc.$45K
- The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award$40K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Hartley Richardson (president & director/trustee); Curtis Vossen (director/trustee); Ken Bolt (director/trustee); Laurel Thomson (director/trustee); Kathleen Ramsay (director/trustee); Hilary Partner (director/trustee); Raif Richardson (director/trustee); Jane Mactaggart (director/trustee); Brent Dreger (treasurer); Shannon Fijal (exec. director & secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Richardson Foundation Inc. /fondation Richardson Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119118610RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.