The Giustra Foundation
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 868528696RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,837,063) as filed with the CRA.
The Giustra 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 $3.1M in revenue and $2.8M in expenditures.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $8,512.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 85% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 29 qualified donees totalling $2.8M in 2024, the largest being $1.6M to Acceso. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $822K in 2020 to $3.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To receive and maintain a fund or funds and to apply all or part of the principal and income therefrom from time to time to qualified donees as defined in subsection 149.1(1) of the income tax act (canada).
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.1M | $2.8M | — | — | $2.8M | $19.5M |
| 2023 | -$5.4M | $1.3M | — | — | $1.3M | $19.2M |
| 2022 | $216K | $2M | — | — | $1.9M | $27.1M |
| 2021 | $4.4M | $1.1M | — | — | $1M | $36.8M |
| 2020 | $822K | $2M | — | — | $1.9M | $29.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, December 31, 2024
- Other income$2,496,197
- Investment income$50,739
- From other charities$8,513
- Receipted donations$900
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 $2.8M to 29 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Acceso$1.6M
- Pathways International Canada$263K
- The King?s Trust Canada/la Fondation du Roi au Canada$202K
- David Foster Foundation$130K
- Westcoast Boys Club Network Foundation$125K
- Charities Aid Foundation Canada$70K
- All Hands and Hearts - Canada$69K
- CKNW Kids' Fund$66K
- Streetohome Foundation$50K
- East End Boys Club Society$50K
- City in Focus Foundation$38K
- The Landing Youth Centre Foundation$25K
- B.C. Social Venture Partners Foundation$20K
- Hockey Helps the Homeless$15K
- Coast Mental Health Foundation$10K
- Forum For Women Entrepreneurs In British Columbia$10K
- Saint James Music Academy$5,000
- Mom to Mom Child Poverty Initiative Society$5,000
- A Rocha Canada$5,000
- Ally Global Foundation$5,000
- Cause We Care Foundation$5,000
- Pacific Autism Family Foundation$5,000
- The Mel JR. & Marty Zajac Foundation$5,000
- Special Olympics British Columbia Society$5,000
- Synod of the Diocese of New Westminster$4,000
Received $8,512 from 1 charity:
- Vancouver Foundation$8,512
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Frank Giustra (president); Lina Giustra (secretary); Lara Dauphinee (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Giustra Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 868528696RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.