The Harris Brand Foundation
Public foundation · Mississauga, Ontario · BN 793944513RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($70,866) as filed with the CRA.
The Harris Brand Foundation is a public foundation based in Mississauga, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $57K in revenue and $71K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 75% from donations, 25% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $9,475.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 20% of peers. The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $26K in 2020 to $57K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Developed corporate and private strategic partnerships.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $57K | $71K | $24K | — | $20K | $24K |
| 2023 | $62K | $76K | $42K | — | $13K | $38K |
| 2022 | $37K | $27K | $16K | — | — | $52K |
| 2021 | $44K | $20K | $15K | — | — | $43K |
| 2020 | $26K | $20K | $18K | — | — | $13K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $9,475 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$17K
Schedule 3 of its 2020 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Melodie Fraser (director); Sherman Hamilton (director); Bryan Harris (president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Harris Brand Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 793944513RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.