The Desbro Foundation
Private foundation · Thornhill, Ontario · BN 703812313RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($7,119) as filed with the CRA.
The Desbro Foundation is a private foundation based in Thornhill, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations.
Compared with 627 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 21% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 10 qualified donees totalling $5,800 in 2024, the largest being $1,000 to Voice of the Vedas Cultural Sabha Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The purpose of the Foundation is to receive and maintain a fund or funds and to apply all or part of the capital and income therefrom from time to time for the Objects of the Foundation which are defined under paragraph 1(e) as charitable organizations or other charities that are also registered charities under the Income Tax Act
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | $7,119 | — | — | $6,000 | $75K |
| 2023 | $97K | $25K | — | — | $24K | $78K |
| 2022 | $5,000 | $1,059 | $1,000 | — | $1,000 | $6,474 |
| 2021 | $11K | $12K | $11K | — | $11K | $2,533 |
| 2020 | $8,000 | $4,111 | $4,000 | — | $4,000 | $3,889 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $5,800 to 10 qualified donees:
- Voice of the Vedas Cultural Sabha Inc.$1,000
- Panwar Music and Dance Productions Inc.$1,000
- Daily Bread Food Bank$1,000
- North York General Hospital Foundation$500
- Trillium Health Partners Foundation$500
- Covenant House Toronto$500
- Scott Mission$500
- The Canadian National Institute For The Blind$300
- Diabetes Canada Diabète Canada$300
- Canadian Wildlife Federation$200
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Banwarilal Sennik (president); Yogesh Sennik (director); Sundeepan Sennik (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Desbro Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 703812313RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.