Speech and Debate Canada Foundation
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 762010270RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($119,020) as filed with the CRA.
Speech and Debate Canada Foundation is a private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $264K in revenue and $119K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 81% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $17K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 1% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
We continue to provide public speaking and debate workshops for public schools community centers and fellow not for profits across the country. We work with youth primarily between the ages of 10 and 18 powering them by teaching public speaking and debate skills. Together with our volunteers and the professional debate consultants that we hire we have taught hundreds of children across the country how to be more confident speakers.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $264K | $119K | — | — | $5,500 | $152K |
| 2023 | $90K | — | $34K | — | — | $41K |
| 2022 | $169K | $85K | $85K | — | $0 | $43K |
| 2021 | $126K | $114K | $16K | $0 | $0 | $12K |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $17K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Debra Miko (executive director); Robert McLeese (president/ceo); Lisa McLeese (director); James Garner (treasurer); Nikhil Gowd (director); Scott Stirrett (director); Christopher George (director - csdf); Vinayak Mishra (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Speech and Debate Canada Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 762010270RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.