The David and Francine Shields Family Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 888595642RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($51,245) as filed with the CRA.
The David and Francine Shields Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, it reported $63K in revenue and $51K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 79% from donations.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 43 qualified donees totalling $51K in 2024, the largest being $15K to UJA. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $63K | $51K | — | — | $51K | $299K |
| 2023 | $65K | $54K | — | — | $54K | $287K |
| 2022 | $66K | $52K | — | — | $51K | $276K |
| 2021 | $60K | $51K | — | — | $51K | $261K |
| 2020 | $58K | $50K | — | — | $49K | $252K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $51K to 43 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- UJA$15K
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,650
- JNF Montreal$2,500
- The Baycrest Centre Foundation$2,000
- United Way$2,000
- Daily Bread$2,000
- Anne & Max Tanenbaum Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto$2,000
- NBX FSWC$2,000
- Hillel Ontario$1,500
- The Baycrest Centre Foundation$1,200
- B'Nai Birth$1,030
- Arthritis$1,000
- CCFC$1,000
- CSZHF$1,000
- Uhn Foundation$1,000
- Terry Fox$1,000
- Nygh FDN$1,000
- Sinai Health FDN$1,000
- Associated Hebrew$1,000
- Beit Halochem Canada$1,000
- Sunnybrook FDN$800
- Salvation Army$600
- Alzheimer Society of Toronto$600
- North Yrok$500
- Igdcb$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Shields (director & president); Francine Shields (secretary); Daniel Shields (director); Bradley Shields (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The David and Francine Shields Family Charitable Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 888595642RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.