The Guardian Project
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 839804291RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($54,952) as filed with the CRA.
The Guardian Project is a private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations.
In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5,484.
Compared with 627 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 27% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $2,500 in 2024, the largest being $2,500 to Theatre Passe Muraille. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Funding Regitered Charities and to carry out charitable activities and promote education to benefit underprivileged people in Rwanda and around the world.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | $55K | $48K | — | $2,500 | $63K |
| 2023 | $42K | $92K | $71K | — | $18K | $28K |
| 2022 | $28K | $58K | $33K | — | $20K | $78K |
| 2021 | $18K | $47K | $18K | — | $25K | $108K |
| 2020 | $7,043 | $60K | $32K | — | $25K | $137K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, December 31, 2024
- Receipted donations$80,957
- Other gifts$5,510
- Investment income$3,317
- Other income$263
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 $2,500 to 1 qualified donee:
- Theatre Passe Muraille$2,500
Received $5,484 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jeffrey Rayman (trustee); Rita Rayman (trustee); Norman Bacal (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Guardian Project’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 839804291RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.