The Chalmers Family Foundation
Private foundation · Meaford, Ontario · BN 758754519RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($78,888) as filed with the CRA.
The Chalmers Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Meaford, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $38K in revenue and $79K 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 55% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $75K in 2024, the largest being $25K to St. George's Anglican Church Goderich Ontario. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
To receive and maintain a fund or funds and to apply all or part of the principal and income therefrom from time to time to charitable organizations that are also registered charities under the income tax act (canada).
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $38K | $79K | — | — | $75K | $31K |
| 2023 | $4,944 | $131K | — | — | $125K | — |
| 2022 | $238K | $102K | — | — | $101K | $198K |
| 2021 | $64K | $1,416 | — | — | — | $62K |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $75K to 5 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Chalmers (director); Melissa Chalmers (director); Scott Chalmers (director); Melissa Chalmers (director); Douglas Chalmers (president); Patricia Chalmers (secretary/treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Chalmers Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 758754519RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.