The Fowler Family Foundation
Private foundation · ST Catharines, Ontario · BN 119240299RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($463,668) as filed with the CRA.
The Fowler Family Foundation is a private foundation based in ST Catharines, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $2.9M in revenue and $464K in expenditures.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 35% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $373K in 2024, the largest being $129K to Community Living ST. Catharines. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $359K in 2020 to $2.9M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The foundation raises funds to support charitable programs carried out by other local charities; primarily within the niagara region.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.9M | $464K | — | — | $373K | $11.5M |
| 2023 | $425K | $412K | — | — | $323K | $9M |
| 2022 | $403K | $1.5M | — | — | $273K | $9M |
| 2021 | $3.4M | $333K | — | — | $249K | $10.1M |
| 2020 | $359K | $437K | — | — | $363K | $7.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, September 30, 2024
- Other income$2,453,463
- Investment income$465,770
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 $373K to 4 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Christopher Fowler (president); Peter Fowler (vice president); David Fowler (executive director); Doug Fowler (secretary-treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Fowler Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119240299RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.