Starthrower Foundation
Publicly funded institution · Orangeville, Ontario · BN 857489942RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($217,532) as filed with the CRA.
Starthrower Foundation is a charitable organization based in Orangeville, 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 September 30, 2024, it reported $230K in revenue and $218K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% from donations, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $208K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 50% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 9 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Full support for secondary/post secondary incl. University and professional training-incl. Fees uniforms textbooks backpacks laptops for post secondary drop-in centres in cap-haitien sen rafayel-providemeals. Tutoring first aid etc home visits internet access aid kits masks soap face cloths potable water hearing and vision tests-glasses and hearing aids when required
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $230K | $218K | $188K | — | — | $570K |
| 2023 | $241K | $229K | $205K | — | — | $557K |
| 2022 | $221K | $207K | $188K | — | — | $545K |
| 2021 | $190K | $214K | $203K | — | — | $531K |
| 2020 | $190K | $156K | $145K | — | — | $556K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $208K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions9
- Total compensation, all staff$45K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sharon Gaskell (chair/founder); Daniel Lafrance (web admin); Cynthia Storey (fundraising); Carole Bowman (treasurer); Cynthia Johnston (donor liaison).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Starthrower Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 857489942RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.