The Joan and Jim Patterson Foundation
Private foundation · Elora, Ontario · BN 761437128RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($356,766) as filed with the CRA.
The Joan and Jim Patterson Foundation is a private foundation based in Elora, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $362K in revenue and $357K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 55% from donations.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 55% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 11 qualified donees totalling $320K in 2024, the largest being $200K to Township of Chatsworth. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $362K | $357K | — | — | $320K | $4.7M |
| 2023 | $351K | $254K | — | — | $220K | $4.3M |
| 2022 | $784K | $372K | — | — | $338K | $4M |
| 2021 | $323K | $304K | — | — | $273K | $4M |
| 2020 | $242K | $145K | — | — | $115K | $3.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $320K to 11 qualified donees:
- Township of Chatsworth$200K
- Bluewater District School Board$20K
- My Friend's House Collingwood Crisis Centre$20K
- REACH Centre Grey/Bruce$10K
- Women & Youth Crisis Centre Grey Bruce$10K
- Residential Hospice of Grey-Bruce Inc.$10K
- Last Chance Horse and Pony Rescue and Sanctuary$10K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$10K
- Owen Sound Hunger Relief Effort$10K
- Safe 'N Sound Residence$10K
- Canadian Mental Health Association Grey Bruce$10K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Joan Patterson (director); James Patterson (director); Edward Mitukiewicz (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Joan and Jim Patterson Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 761437128RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.