The Barrett Family Foundation
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 823257530RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($14,017,070) as filed with the CRA.
The Barrett Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, it reported $14.2M in revenue and $14M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations.
Compared with 380 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 83% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 22 qualified donees totalling $12.9M in 2024, the largest being $1.6M to The Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.3M in 2020 to $14.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
To receive and maintain a fund or funds and to apply all or part of the prinicpal 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 | $14.2M | $14M | — | — | $13.8M | $85K |
| 2023 | $110K | $76K | — | — | — | $38K |
| 2022 | $46K | $35K | — | — | — | $4,513 |
| 2021 | $182K | $32K | — | — | — | $20K |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $1.3M | — | — | $1.3M | $12K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $12.9M to 22 qualified donees:
- The Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning$1.6M
- YMCA of Greater Toronto$1.5M
- United Way of Greater Toronto$1.5M
- Rideau Hall Foundation$1.5M
- World Vision Canada$1.3M
- The Toronto Symphony$750K
- Alzheimer Society of Ontario$750K
- The Durham College Foundation$580K
- ST. Joseph's Health Centre Foundation of Toronto$500K
- S.h.a.r.e. Agriculture Foundation$400K
- March of Dimes Canada$400K
- Vancouver Community College Foundation$350K
- Girl Guides of Canada/Guides Du Canada$333K
- YWCA Toronto$300K
- Armagh$300K
- Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation$200K
- Canadian Trees for Life$200K
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada/Les repaires jeunesse du Canada$167K
- World Wildlife Fund Canada Fonds Mondial pour la Nature Can Ada$100K
- University of Guelph$100K
- The Safehaven Project for Community Living$50K
- Back Door Mission for the Relief of Poverty$10K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robert Barrett (director/president); Francine Rouleau-Barrett (director/treasurer); Rebecca Barrett (director); Kimberly Barrett McKenna (director); Alister Mathieson (director); John McKenna (director); Mark Cullen (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Barrett Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 823257530RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.