The Buchan Family Foundation
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 891027948RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($86,229) as filed with the CRA.
The Buchan Family 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 $56K in revenue and $86K 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 58% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $83K in 2024, the largest being $50K to Synapse Inc.. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $298 in 2020 to $56K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To receive funds and contributions and to maintain funds to provide gifts of capital and/or income to various qualified donees.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $56K | $86K | — | — | $83K | $53K |
| 2023 | $1,907 | $60K | — | — | $58K | $83K |
| 2022 | $82K | $124K | — | — | $120K | $142K |
| 2021 | — | $41K | — | — | $35K | $184K |
| 2020 | $298 | $14K | — | — | $10K | $225K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $83K to 7 qualified donees:
- Synapse Inc.$50K
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada$10K
- Brilliant Minded Women Foundation$10K
- Food Banks Mississauga$5,000
- Ark Aid Street Mission Inc.$3,000
- Gemelli Social Club Inc.$3,000
- Muskoka Lakes Museum Port Carling$2,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robert Buchan (director); Fraser Buchan (director); Marie Buchan (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Buchan Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891027948RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.