The George and Sylvia Aikins Foundation
Private foundation · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 717860290RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($154,289) as filed with the CRA.
The George and Sylvia Aikins Foundation is a private foundation based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $67K in revenue and $154K 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 19% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 48 qualified donees totalling $102K in 2024, the largest being $20K to Federation Cja. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
To receive and maintain funds and to apply from time to time all or part whereof and the income derived therefrom to 'qualified donees' in accordance with the income tax act of canada.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $67K | $154K | — | — | $102K | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $73K | $139K | — | — | $85K | $1.8M |
| 2022 | $83K | $135K | — | — | $82K | $1.8M |
| 2021 | -$7,622 | $128K | — | — | $73K | $1.9M |
| 2020 | $50K | $151K | — | — | $62K | $2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $102K to 48 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Federation Cja$20K
- Jewish Public Library$10K
- The Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital Foundation$10K
- Shaare Zedek Congregation$5,154
- Shaare Zedek Congregation$5,154
- Centraide Du Grand Montréal$5,000
- Good Shepherd Parish$5,000
- Old Brewery Mission Foundation / Fondation Mission Old Brewery$3,000
- Jewish National Fund Canada$3,000
- Na'Amat Canada Inc.$3,000
- Mission Bon Accueil / Welcome Hall Mission$3,000
- Le Bon Dieu dans la Rue Organisation pour Jeunes Adultes$3,000
- La fondation de l'hôpital de montréal pour enfants/The Montréal Children's Hospital Foundation$2,000
- Jeunesse au Soleil / Sun Youth organization$2,000
- Beit Hazikaron$2,000
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$2,000
- Pathway to Progress Nicaragua$2,000
- Bikur Cholim$1,800
- Bikur Cholim$1,800
- Fondation Habilitas Habilitas Foundation$1,000
- Federation Cja$1,000
- Les Amis Canadiens de l'Université de Tel Aviv Inc. CanadianFriends of Tel Aviv University Inc.$1,000
- Congregation Shaar Hashomayim$1,000
- Benjamin and Vanda Treiser Maison Shalom Inc./Benjamin and Vanda Treiser Shalom House Inc.$1,000
- Beit Hazikaron$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$33K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sylvia Aikins (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The George and Sylvia Aikins Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 717860290RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.