The Bespoke Foundation
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 802569962RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($181,403) as filed with the CRA.
The Bespoke Foundation is a private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $13K in revenue and $181K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 14 qualified donees totalling $181K in 2024, the largest being $27K to Ve'Ahavta. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
The purpose of the foundation is 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 | $13K | $181K | — | — | $181K | $120K |
| 2023 | $22K | $164K | — | — | $164K | $288K |
| 2022 | $11K | $173K | — | — | $173K | $430K |
| 2021 | $5,696 | $158K | — | — | $158K | $591K |
| 2020 | $13K | $176K | — | — | $176K | $743K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $181K to 14 qualified donees:
- Ve'Ahavta$27K
- Jewish Family & Child$27K
- Sistering-A Woman's Place$16K
- Street Health Community Nursing Foundation$16K
- Kehilla Residential Programme$15K
- Campfire Circle Autour du Feu$14K
- Kayla's Children Centre$10K
- Reena Foundation$9,400
- Chai-Tikvah Foundation$9,000
- Youth Without Shelter Terra House North Toronto Emergency Residence and Referral Agency$8,200
- Housing for Youth in the City of York Corporation$8,200
- Second Harvest Canada$7,200
- Foodshare Toronto$7,200
- The National Council of Jewish Women of Canada Toronto Section$5,500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sharon Gerstein (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Bespoke Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 802569962RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.