The Hnatyshyn Foundation
Private foundation · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 892994187RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($449,953) as filed with the CRA.
The Hnatyshyn Foundation is a private foundation based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.3M in revenue and $450K in expenditures.
In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $33K.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 52% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $40K in 2024, the largest being $20K to Shorefast Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $780K in 2020 to $1.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
The foundation's objectives are to promote excellence in the arts in canada by awarding study grants prizes and residencies to emerging developing and mid-career artists and curators. The foundation provided program grants and awards during the year.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $450K | $99K | — | $260K | $9.3M |
| 2023 | $416K | $681K | $476K | — | — | $8.4M |
| 2022 | -$327K | $345K | $165K | — | $10K | $8.4M |
| 2021 | $1000K | $351K | $270K | $8,747 | — | $9M |
| 2020 | $780K | $325K | $230K | $7,582 | — | $8.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $40K to 4 qualified donees:
Received $33K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$79K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Carl Hnatyshyn (board member); William Saunderson (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Hnatyshyn Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892994187RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.