The Caring Foundation
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 136554649RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($296,712) as filed with the CRA.
The Caring Foundation is a private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $1.4M in revenue and $297K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 52% from donations.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 56% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $265K in 2024, the largest being $150K to New Circles Community Services. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $186K in 2020 to $1.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The Foundation provided grants to four charities in the Greater Toronto Area. Most of the recipient organizations focus on service to families living in poverty provides crisis and social counseling and in health care. The remainder are focused on education.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4M | $297K | — | — | $265K | $3.7M |
| 2023 | $220K | $327K | — | — | $296K | $2.7M |
| 2022 | $174K | $256K | — | — | $225K | $2.8M |
| 2021 | $737K | $242K | — | — | $215K | $2.9M |
| 2020 | $186K | $245K | — | — | $220K | $2.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $265K to 4 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Christine Blakely (president); Robert Blakely (vice president); Peter Blaiklock (secretary-treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Caring Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 136554649RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.