The Anthony and Virginia Ambler Family Foundation
Private foundation · Lakefield, Ontario · BN 747921518RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($318,724) as filed with the CRA.
The Anthony and Virginia Ambler Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Lakefield, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $397K in revenue and $319K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 82% from donations.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 67% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $303K in 2024, the largest being $300K to University of Guelph. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $1M in 2020 to $397K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $397K | $319K | — | — | $303K | $899K |
| 2023 | $24K | $33K | — | — | $22K | $821K |
| 2022 | -$148K | $29K | — | — | $20K | $830K |
| 2021 | $45K | $57K | — | — | $46K | $1M |
| 2020 | $1M | $16K | — | — | $13K | $1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, December 31, 2024
- Receipted donations$326,435
- Investment income$70,587
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $303K to 2 qualified donees:
- University of Guelph$300K
- Kawartha Youth Orchestra$3,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Anthony Ambler (director); Virginia Ambler (director); Wray Ambler (director); Jessica Ambler (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Anthony and Virginia Ambler Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 747921518RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.