T.R. Meighen Family Foundation/Fondation de la Famille T.R. Meighen
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 119243608RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,424,231) as filed with the CRA.
T.R. Meighen Family Foundation/Fondation de la Famille T.R. Meighen is a private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3.8M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 41% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 27 qualified donees totalling $1M in 2024, the largest being $150K to ST. Michael's and Providence Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2.1M in 2020 to $3.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The t.r. Meighen family foundation is a private foundation that supports strategic and creative initiatives that benefit communities and their most vulnerable members primarily in toronto and new brunswick.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.8M | $1.4M | $181K | — | $1M | $26.3M |
| 2023 | $3M | $1.3M | $138K | — | $861K | $23.9M |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $4M | $87K | — | $1M | $22.2M |
| 2021 | $3.5M | $1.2M | $112K | — | $875K | $25.1M |
| 2020 | $2.1M | $1.3M | $116K | — | $1M | $22.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1M to 27 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- ST. Michael's and Providence Foundation$150K
- Right To Food$150K
- Pathways to Education Canada/Passeport pour ma réussite Canada$100K
- The Centre for Youth CARE Inc.$100K
- Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning$70K
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation$70K
- The New Farm Centre for Climate Action$50K
- New Brunswick Youth Orchestra Inc.$50K
- Torch Educational Foundation$35K
- Why Not Theatre$25K
- Fred Victor Centre$25K
- Crow's Theatre$25K
- Shelter Movers$15K
- The Royal Canadian Geographical Society$15K
- Malvern Family Resource Centre$15K
- The Incorporated Ministry in Flemingdon Park$15K
- The Elizabeth Fry Society Toronto Branch$15K
- Black Health Alliance$15K
- Writers' Trust of Canada/societe d'Encouragement aux Ecrivains du Canada$10K
- Restoration and Empowerment for Social Transition Centre$10K
- Canadian Institute for Advancements in Mental Health$10K
- Evergreen$10K
- Stratford Shakespearean Festival of Canada$7,500
- Tree Canada / Arbres Canada$5,000
- The Toronto Public Library Foundation$5,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$172K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Meighen (director); Hugh Meighen (director); Kelly E. Meighen (past-president); Max Meighen (director); Ted Meighen (president); Geoff Cape (director); Katherine Henry (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from T.R. Meighen Family Foundation/Fondation de la Famille T.R. Meighen’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119243608RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.