The Garron Foundation
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 893497610RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,312,606) as filed with the CRA.
The Garron 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 $8.1M in revenue and $2.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 44% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3.6M.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 72% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 14 qualified donees totalling $2.2M in 2024, the largest being $1.1M to Dalhousie University. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8.1M | $2.3M | — | — | $2.2M | $22.1M |
| 2023 | $1.6M | $908K | — | — | $815K | $16.3M |
| 2022 | -$1.5M | $1.1M | — | — | $970K | $15.6M |
| 2021 | $4.9M | $1.2M | — | — | $1.1M | $18.2M |
| 2020 | $8.4M | $9M | — | — | $8.9M | $14.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2.2M to 14 qualified donees:
- Dalhousie University$1.1M
- UHN Foundation$200K
- Women's College Hospital Foundation$100K
- The WoodGreen Foundation$100K
- ST. Joseph's Health Centre Foundation of Toronto$100K
- Rise Asset Development$100K
- The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation$100K
- Canadian Cancer Society$100K
- Toronto East Health Network Foundation$70K
- Als Society of Canada$50K
- Wellspring Cancer Support Foundation/fondation Wellspring pour les Personnes Atteintes de Cancer$50K
- Campfire Circle Autour du Feu$50K
- March of Dimes Canada Foundation$35K
- Markham Stouffville Hospital Foundation$20K
Received $3.6M from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Myron Garron (director); Berna Garron (director); Mark Garron (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Garron Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 893497610RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.