The Gershon Iskowitz Foundation
Private foundation · Welland, Ontario · BN 119235042RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($104,484) as filed with the CRA.
The Gershon Iskowitz Foundation is a private foundation based in Welland, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $127K in revenue and $104K in expenditures.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
To provide for the preservation public showing and exhibition of artistic works in canada and to promote research publication and education of the public with respect to visual arts in canda. The foundation awarded the annual gershon iskowitz prize of $75 000 (2023 - $75 000) to a canadian artist.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $127K | $104K | $99K | — | — | $3.7M |
| 2023 | $85K | $113K | $102K | — | — | $2.7M |
| 2022 | $130K | $123K | $113K | — | — | $2.3M |
| 2021 | $159K | $131K | $120K | — | — | $2.7M |
| 2020 | $145K | $48K | $38K | — | — | $2.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Catherine Crowston (director); Gerald McMaster (director); Jay Smith (treasurer/director); Liza Murrell (director); Margaret Jean Gale (president); Michelle Jacques (director); Sarah Milroy (director); Stephan Jost (director); Sarah Robayo Sheridan (executive director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Gershon Iskowitz Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119235042RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.