The J W McConnell Family Foundation
Private foundation · Montreal, Quebec · BN 119240091RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($40,865,011) as filed with the CRA.
The J W McConnell Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Montreal, Quebec, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $44.9M in revenue and $40.9M in expenditures.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $240K.
Compared with 380 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 46% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $300,000–349,999 range. The charity reported 28 permanent full-time positions.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 226 qualified donees totalling $24.5M in 2024, the largest being $1.9M to Makeway Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $29.8M in 2020 to $44.9M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 15 names.
In its own words
Initiatives to reduce poverty in canada a national initiative to build resilient and inclusive cities; a national program to support to a greener economy; a partnership to strengthen and encourage social innovation in canada; a program to strengthen the capacity of community organizations; a national program fostering increased understanding and collective action on issues affecting indigenous communities; a program to encourage the use of impact investing across canada
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $44.9M | $40.9M | $4.1M | — | $31.1M | $684.2M |
| 2023 | $19.5M | $41.9M | $5.2M | — | $31.3M | $652.7M |
| 2022 | $35.3M | $37.4M | $5M | — | $27.4M | $648.9M |
| 2021 | $41.6M | $36.3M | $10.3M | — | $19.6M | $712M |
| 2020 | $29.8M | $34.4M | $10.1M | — | $19.4M | $696.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $24.5M to 226 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Makeway Foundation$1.9M
- The Ulnooweg Indigenous Communities Foundation$1.3M
- Indigenous Peoples Resilience Fund$1M
- Salal Foundation$730K
- The Alberta Ecotrust Foundation$708K
- Nourish Leadership$473K
- Makeway Charitable Society$400K
- Ecojustice Canada Society$400K
- City of Toronto$400K
- Vancouver Island University$330K
- Carleton University$330K
- Émile Léger Fondation /Jules and Paul-Émile Léger Foundation$325K
- United Way of Winnipeg$300K
- Raven Indigenous Impact Foundation$300K
- Raven (respecting Aboriginal Values and Environmental Needs)$300K
- Grand Challenges Canada Foundation$300K
- Farmers for Climate Solutions$300K
- Innovation Institute$279K
- Prosper Canada$275K
- Fondation de l'Université du Québec à Montréal$275K
- Social Innovation Canada$265K
- La Fondation du YWCA de Montreal/ywca Foundation of Montreal$255K
- Gakino'amaage: Teach For Canada$250K
- Right To Food$250K
- Akoma Holdings Incorporated$250K
Received $240K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $300,000–349,9991 position
- $250,000–299,9992 positions
- $200,000–249,9994 positions
- $160,000–199,9992 positions
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions28
- Total compensation, all staff$4.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Graham Angus; Jill Baptist; Kaitlyn Baptist; Lyn Price Baptist; Jane Giffin; Sally Giffin; Diana Hillman; Alexandra Leus; Linda Leus; Willamina Leus; Lisa McConnell; Peter McConnell; C. Sean McConnell; Sara Price; Derek Whitworth.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The J W McConnell Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119240091RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.