The Durland Learning Foundation
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 796566545RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($582,350) as filed with the CRA.
The Durland Learning Foundation is a private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $827K in revenue and $582K in expenditures.
Compared with 2,689 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 5 qualified donees totalling $525K in 2024, the largest being $345K to Saint Mary's University. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $7.1M in 2021 to $827K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The purpose of the corporation is 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 qualified donees.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2021–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $827K | $582K | — | — | $525K | $6.1M |
| 2023 | $385K | $529K | — | — | $493K | $5.9M |
| 2022 | -$420K | $448K | — | — | $409K | $6M |
| 2021 | $7.1M | $240K | — | — | $193K | $6.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $525K to 5 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
James Durland (director); Justice Johnston (director); Catherine Durland (director); John Durland (director); Rory Johnston (director); Alexandra Cannon (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Durland Learning Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 796566545RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.