The Asper Family Foundation
Private foundation · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 883902645RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($40,110) as filed with the CRA.
The Asper Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $69K in revenue and $40K in expenditures.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 41% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $35K in 2024, the largest being $20K to Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The asper family foundation's purpose is to support the arts media literacy journalism and communications studies across canada.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $69K | $40K | — | — | $35K | $606K |
| 2023 | $57K | $49K | — | — | $35K | $577K |
| 2022 | -$54K | $40K | — | — | $35K | $569K |
| 2021 | $73K | $23K | — | — | $20K | $663K |
| 2020 | $59K | $39K | — | — | $35K | $613K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $35K to 2 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Leonard Asper (trustee); Gail Asper (trustee); David Asper (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Asper Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 883902645RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.