The Hudson Aviation Foundation
Private foundation · ST Catharines, Ontario · BN 743488074RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($28,266) as filed with the CRA.
The Hudson Aviation Foundation is a private foundation based in ST Catharines, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, it reported $3,050 in revenue and $28K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 89% from donations.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 28% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $2,000 in 2024, the largest being $1,000 to University of Waterloo. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Education students interested in a career in fixing aircraft
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2021–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,050 | $28K | $19K | — | $2,000 | $13K |
| 2023 | $75K | $37K | $31K | — | — | $38K |
| 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2,000 to 2 qualified donees:
- University of Waterloo$1,000
- Pathstone Foundation$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robert Meilleur (chair); Catherine Meilleur (vice chair); John Meechan (secretary-treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Hudson Aviation Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 743488074RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.