The Canadian Writers' Foundation Inc.
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 119220135RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($67,657) as filed with the CRA.
The Canadian Writers' Foundation Inc. is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $94K in revenue and $68K in expenditures.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $980.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 30% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $28K in 2020 to $94K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Disbursement of funds by the foundation to notable senior canadian writers who require financial assistance.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $94K | $68K | $51K | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $44K | $64K | $47K | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $81K | $167K | $154K | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $193K | $65K | — | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $28K | $74K | $49K | — | — | $1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $980 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$13K
Schedule 3 of its 2020 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sandra Campbell (director); Barbara Clubb (director); Arthur Drache (director/officer treasurer); Anthony Hyde (director); Seymour Mayne (director); Seymour Scott (director/president); David Staines (director/vice-president); Jean Fahmy (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Canadian Writers' Foundation Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119220135RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.