The Holt Foundation
Private foundation · Quebec, Quebec · BN 118959279RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,189,498) as filed with the CRA.
The Holt Foundation is a private foundation based in Quebec, Quebec, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $14.1M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $288.
Compared with 380 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 37% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 35 qualified donees totalling $978K in 2024, the largest being $71K to Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.2M in 2020 to $14.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To provide funding without appeal to a variety of institutions.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $14.1M | $1.2M | — | — | $973K | $24.3M |
| 2023 | $786K | $590K | — | — | $410K | $11.4M |
| 2022 | $856K | $612K | — | — | $410K | $11M |
| 2021 | $800K | $760K | — | — | $581K | $10.9M |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $731K | — | — | $581K | $11M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $978K to 35 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind$71K
- Doctors Without Borders Canada / Medecins Sans Frontieresca Nada$71K
- Bishop's University Foundation$71K
- Desta black youth network$71K
- Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific and United World Colleges (canada) Inc.$60K
- Tel-aide Montréal$40K
- Fondation Butters-Butters Foundation$40K
- La Fondation Jane H. Dunn$40K
- Old Brewery Mission Foundation / Fondation Mission Old Brewery$30K
- Sun Youth Organization$30K
- Centre d'Action Benevole de la Missisquoi-Nord Inc.$20K
- Mission Communautaire Mile-End / Mile-End Community Mission$20K
- Maison Dunham inc. / Dunham House inc.$20K
- Centre des Femmes de Verdun Inc.$20K
- BYRON McBAIN GOODWILL FUND$20K
- Youth Employment Services Foundation$20K
- Garde-Manger des Pays-D'en-Haut$20K
- Mission Bon Accueil / Welcome Hall Mission$20K
- The Elizabeth House Foundation$20K
- Adaptive Sports Foundation$20K
- Fondation Maison Dauphine$20K
- Le Garde-Manger pour Tous$20K
- La Fondation du refuge pour femmes Chez Doris Inc. Chez Doris Women's Shelter Foundation Inc.$20K
- Weredale Foundation$20K
- Le Bon Dieu dans la Rue Organisation pour Jeunes Adultes$20K
Received $288 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Debra Dunn (president); Peter Dunn (vice-president); Brian Dunn (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Holt Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118959279RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.