The Froebel Foundation
Publicly funded institution · Mississauga, Ontario · BN 108082645RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($3,500) as filed with the CRA.
The Froebel Foundation is a private foundation based in Mississauga, Ontario, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $22K in revenue and $3,500 in expenditures.
Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $35K in 2023, the largest being $35K to Shift Your Thinking. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $7,197 in 2020 to $22K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The froebel fndn develops and educates children from the age of 3 to the end of elementary school. The froebel fndn follows the guidelines of the minister of education of ontario. The froebel fndn emphasizes the nurturing and development of the individual child. The froebel fndn assists each child to establish a sound education foundation of future learning.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $22K | $3,500 | — | — | — | $842K |
| 2023 | $67K | $38K | — | — | $35K | $823K |
| 2022 | -$16K | $103K | — | — | $100K | $795K |
| 2021 | $111K | $60K | — | — | $55K | $915K |
| 2020 | $7,197 | $119K | — | — | $115K | $866K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Granted $35K to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ross Chapin (director); June Da Costa (director); Wouter Van Essen (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Froebel Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108082645RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.