The Branscombe Family Foundation
Private foundation · Niagara Falls, Ontario · BN 119217057RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,851,763) as filed with the CRA.
The Branscombe Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Niagara Falls, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $12.1M in revenue and $3.9M in expenditures.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,056.
Compared with 380 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 44% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 35 qualified donees totalling $2.7M in 2024, the largest being $500K to Niagara Health Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $6M in 2020 to $12.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
The foundation carries on an extensive scholarship program. Eligible candidates are interviewed by the foundation officers and scholarships are awarded by the foundation. The scholarhship funding is done directly with the universities or colleges. At the present time over 100 eligible students are receiving up to $5 500 per year for studies. The balance of the foundation's donations are directed to health care social well-being and various other local community projects in niagara.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12.1M | $3.9M | $722K | — | $2.6M | $65M |
| 2023 | $6.2M | $2.8M | $665K | — | $1.7M | $56.7M |
| 2022 | -$4M | $2.8M | $526K | — | $1.9M | $53.3M |
| 2021 | $9.6M | $2.5M | $457K | — | $1.6M | $60.2M |
| 2020 | $6M | $2.1M | $418K | — | $1.3M | $53M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2.7M to 35 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Niagara Health Foundation$500K
- Attachment and Trauma Treatment Centre for Healing (ATTCH) Niagara$122K
- Women's Place ST Catharines & District Gillian's Place$117K
- Women's Place of South Niagara Inc.$105K
- Canadian Mental Health Association Niagara Branch$90K
- The Young Women's Christian Association of St.Catharines$90K
- West Lincoln Community CARE$90K
- Community CARE - ST. Catharines and Thorold$90K
- Westview Christian Fellowship$85K
- Inclusion West Niagara$85K
- Niagara Resource Service for Youth$80K
- Regional Essential Access to Connected Healthcare Niagara$80K
- Arid Group Homes (niagara)$76K
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Niagara$75K
- Start Me Up Niagara$71K
- ST. John Council for Ontario$70K
- The Synod of the Diocese of Niagara$70K
- Fort Erie Lions Senior Citizens Complex Inc.$67K
- Niagara Foundation for Family and Children Services$67K
- GROW- Community Food Literacy Centre$60K
- Niagara Region Sexual Assault Centre$59K
- Project S.h.a.r.e. of Niagara Falls Inc.$56K
- Meals-ON-Wheels Niagara Falls Ontario Inc.$52K
- Learning Disabilities Association of Niagara Region$50K
- The Kristen French Child Advocacy Centre Niagara$50K
Received $1,056 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,056
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$124K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Elaine Biggar (director); Ann-Louise Branscombe (director); Katherine Branscombe (director); Sherri Branscombe (director); John Carter (executive director); Carolyn Davis (director); Bruce Henning (chair); Linda Meyers (director); Tamara Paton (vice chair); Thomas Branscombe (director); Alfred Heafey (director); Rand Meshki (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Branscombe Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119217057RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.