The Canada Ireland Foundation
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 865533921RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($695,975) as filed with the CRA.
The Canada Ireland Foundation is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $776K in revenue and $696K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 82% from donations, 11% from other charities. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $134K.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 10% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $503K in 2020 to $776K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
The Major project for Canada Ireland Foundation is the construction our new building at 3 Eireann Quay. In support of this project the Foundation has hosted fundraising events throughout the year from March to December. Alongside thise we also held events to better celebrate and commemorate the story of the Irish in Canada. The Foundation has a Young Professionals group which hosts events with key speakers and our Historical Committee have been working on the 200 year old anniversary of the birth of Thomas D'Arcy McGee. We host performance events throughout the year.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $776K | $696K | $213K | $355K | — | $6.7M |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $712K | $219K | $371K | — | $6.6M |
| 2022 | $992K | $456K | $194K | $172K | — | $5.9M |
| 2021 | $1.6M | $391K | $156K | $157K | — | $5.4M |
| 2020 | $503K | $281K | $128K | $91K | — | $4.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $134K from 9 charities:
- Regent Family Foundation$50K
- Aqueduct Foundation$33K
- Pollock Family Foundation/Fondation de la famille pollock$25K
- Mistera Foundation$10K
- Mistera Foundation$10K
- The Thor E and Nicole Eaton Family Charitable Foundation$5,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$781
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$205
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$20
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$209K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robert Kearns (chair); Diana Conconi (board member); Andrew Beckett (board member); Kevin Flynn (board member); Claire Lehan (board member); Mark Purdy (board member); Thomas Burns (board member); Michael Williams (board member); Alan Duffy (board member); Mark Duffy (treasurer); Constance O'Brien (board member); Eileen Costello (board member); Cheryl Shindruk (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Canada Ireland Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 865533921RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.