Steven and Linda Kerzner Family Foundation
Private foundation · Nepean, Ontario · BN 820178697RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($110,749) as filed with the CRA.
Steven and Linda Kerzner Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Nepean, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $38K in revenue and $111K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $172.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 47% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 8 qualified donees totalling $102K in 2024, the largest being $82K to Jewish Federation of Ottawa. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The objectives of the foundation are: to receive and maintain a fund or funds and to apply all or part of the principal and income therefrom from time to time to charitable organizations that are also registered charities under the income tax act (canada).
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $38K | $111K | — | — | $102K | $801K |
| 2023 | $9,067 | $146K | — | — | $136K | $873K |
| 2022 | $46K | $109K | — | — | $99K | — |
| 2021 | $33K | $139K | — | — | $129K | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $51K | $183K | — | — | $172K | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $102K to 8 qualified donees:
- Jewish Federation of Ottawa$82K
- Jewish Federation of Winnipeg/combined Jewish Appeal Inc$10K
- The Ottawa Hospital Foundation/la Fondation de l'Hopital d'Ottawa$5,000
- Congregation Machzikei Hadas$2,000
- Jewish National Fund of Canada$1,180
- The Ottawa Food Bank/la Banque d'Alimentation d'Ottawa$1,000
- The Auxiliary of Hillel Lodge$180
- Kehillat Beth Israel Congregation$180
Received $172 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Steven Kerzner (chairman of the board); Linda Kerzner (secretary and treasurer); Jessica Kerzner (vice-president); Lorne Kerzner (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Steven and Linda Kerzner Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 820178697RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.