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.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, December 31, 2024
- Investment income$18,440,007
- From other charities$105,250
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
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.