The Children's Foundation of Muskoka
Charitable organization · Bracebridge, Ontario · BN 886668284RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($319,027) as filed with the CRA.
The Children's Foundation of Muskoka is a charitable organization based in Bracebridge, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $417K in revenue and $319K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 16% from donations, 31% from other charities. In 2024, 17 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $194K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 18% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 85% of that peer group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $238K in 2020 to $417K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
To promote devise sponsor establish assist develop and participate in measures and programs for the benefit of children and families; provided such activities are consistent with the present objects of the children's aid society of the district of musoka. To receive and maintain a fund or funds and to apply from time to time all or part thereof and the income there from for charitable purposes for the benefit of children and families particularly those resident within the district municipality of muskoka; provided that the corporation's activity shall be wholly and exclusively charitab…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $417K | $319K | $209K | $43K | — | $400K |
| 2023 | $185K | $284K | $205K | $11K | — | $304K |
| 2022 | $182K | $152K | $125K | $533 | — | $402K |
| 2021 | $171K | $115K | $84K | $128 | — | $394K |
| 2020 | $238K | $142K | $102K | $3,630 | — | $339K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $194K from 17 charities:
- Dasaka Foundation$50K
- Onaway Pond Foundation$30K
- The Dunkley Charitable Foundation$25K
- Men of Grandview Foundation$20K
- Luke Four Foundation$15K
- Wise Family Foundation$15K
- Canadahelps Canadon$15K
- Muskoka Community Foundation$9,849
- Hill Family Foundation$5,000
- BenefAction Foundation$2,500
- United Way of Greater Toronto$2,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,705
- Norway Point Community Church$1,500
- Unifor Social Justice Fund/Le fonds de justice sociale d'Unifor$1,000
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$279
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$113
- Muskoka Community Church Inc.$100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Total compensation, all staff$57K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dan Gardiner (treasurer); Mark Janke (vice chair); Derek Schofield (director); Valerie Newlands (director); Casey Jacob (chair); Myke Malone (director); Dave Golden (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Children's Foundation of Muskoka’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 886668284RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.