The John Zanini Foundation
Private foundation · Etobicoke, Ontario · BN 766366892RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($62,606) as filed with the CRA.
The John Zanini Foundation is a private foundation based in Etobicoke, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $41K in revenue and $63K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from donations.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 61% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $61K in 2024, the largest being $60K to Canadian Foundation for the Prevention of Family Violence. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $95K in 2020 to $41K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Active: the foundation will make grants to qualified donees that are canadian registered charities. The foundation will also carry out charitable projects that benefit underprivileged women and/or children.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $41K | $63K | — | — | $61K | $12K |
| 2023 | $62K | $65K | — | — | $63K | $34K |
| 2022 | $110K | $75K | — | — | $73K | $36K |
| 2021 | $60K | $65K | — | — | $63K | $803 |
| 2020 | $95K | $91K | $87K | — | $87K | $5,938 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $61K to 3 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Zanini (director); Domenic Marciano (director); Luke Johnston (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The John Zanini Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 766366892RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.