The E D Lott Christmas Fund
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 891164147RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($32,881) as filed with the CRA.
The E D Lott Christmas Fund is a private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, it reported $27K in revenue and $33K 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 22% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $23K in 2024, the largest being $9,183 to The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
To remit income as agreed to the following charitable organizations: salvation army davenport-perth community ministry baptist convention of ontario & quebec the presbyterian church in canada.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $27K | $33K | — | — | $23K | $581K |
| 2023 | $28K | $161K | — | — | $145K | $587K |
| 2022 | $51K | $64K | — | — | $52K | $720K |
| 2021 | $31K | $9,915 | — | — | — | $732K |
| 2020 | $28K | $9,676 | — | — | — | $711K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, November 30, 2024
- Investment income$17,888
- Other income$1,247
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $23K to 4 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Canada Trust (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The E D Lott Christmas Fund’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891164147RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.