The Graham Family Foundation
Private foundation · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 851154856RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($462,500) as filed with the CRA.
The Graham Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations.
Compared with 627 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 52% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 19 qualified donees totalling $463K in 2024, the largest being $130K to Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation/fondation du Cancer de la Region d'Ottawa. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The graham family foundation's mission is to support the community that supports the tony graham automotive group of businesses. The foundation has undertaken to support worthwhile causes which in its opinion will most benefit the community where its customers businesses and teams reside. These causes are: our community hospitals research and disease control in our community the environment and our community support charities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | $463K | — | — | $463K | $714K |
| 2023 | $392K | $358K | — | — | $358K | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $423K | $140K | — | — | $140K | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $322K | $90K | — | — | $90K | $858K |
| 2020 | $257K | $24K | — | — | $24K | $626K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $463K to 19 qualified donees:
- Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation/fondation du Cancer de la Region d'Ottawa$130K
- On The Rise Foundation$50K
- Brockville and District Hospital Foundation$50K
- Home Hospice North Lanark$50K
- The Prostate Cancer Fight Foundation$25K
- Slay Society$25K
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Foundation$25K
- Ottawa Dragon Boat Foundation$15K
- Parkdale Food Centre$10K
- Cornerstone Housing For Women$10K
- Kanata Food Cupboard$10K
- The Ottawa Mission$10K
- Stittsville Food Bank$10K
- Ottawa Therapy Dogs$10K
- City Kidz Ministry$10K
- Ottawa Regional Science Fair$7,500
- Ottawa West Community Support Service Communautaire d'Ottawa-Ouest$5,000
- Rachel's Kids Development Fund$5,000
- Queensway Carleton Hospital Foundation$5,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Elizabeth Graham (trustee); Maureen Graham (trustee); Robert Fish (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Graham Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 851154856RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.