The Homestead Institute
Private foundation · ST Catharines, Ontario · BN 784803405RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($32,907) as filed with the CRA.
The Homestead Institute is a private foundation based in ST Catharines, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $565K in revenue and $33K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 88% from other charities.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 57% 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 1 qualified donee totalling $30K in 2024, the largest being $30K to The Brown Homestead. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To receive maintain manage and invest a fund or funds and to apply from time to time all or part thereof and the income earned therefrom from time to time to organizations which are 'qualified donees' under the income tax act (canada) as amended from time to time or equivalent designation under such legislation from time to time.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2022–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $565K | $33K | — | — | $30K | $947K |
| 2023 | $32K | $18K | — | — | $12K | $415K |
| 2022 | $416K | $5,330 | — | — | — | $401K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $30K to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Andrew Humeniuk (president); Roman Humeniuk (treasurer); Jennifer Homeniuk (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Homestead Institute’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 784803405RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.