The J W Harry Butcher Fund
Private foundation · Stoney Creek, Ontario · BN 891117442RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($107,911) as filed with the CRA.
The J W Harry Butcher Fund is a private foundation based in Stoney Creek, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing education. In its fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, it reported $94K in revenue and $108K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $960.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 35% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $24K in 2020 to $94K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
Provides bursaries to enable medical students to attend mcmaster university medical school
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $94K | $108K | $88K | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2023 | $4,140 | $87K | $66K | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $3,304 | $65K | $44K | — | — | $157K |
| 2021 | $3,497 | $65K | $44K | — | — | $1.6M |
| 2020 | $24K | $88K | $66K | — | — | $1.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $960 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dale Poole (executrix and trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The J W Harry Butcher Fund’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891117442RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.