The Joseph Lebovic Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Aurora, Ontario · BN 119239838RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($26,689,820) as filed with the CRA.
The Joseph Lebovic Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Aurora, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, it reported $23.8M in revenue and $26.7M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 380 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 72% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 166 qualified donees totalling $25.5M in 2024, the largest being $825K to Special Olympics Ontario Inc.. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $66.3M in 2020 to $23.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $23.8M | $26.7M | — | — | $25.5M | $503.2M |
| 2023 | $21.2M | $18.3M | — | — | $17.4M | $506.1M |
| 2022 | $26.8M | $12M | — | — | $11.6M | $503.9M |
| 2021 | $75.5M | $1.4M | — | — | $50K | $489.1M |
| 2020 | $66.3M | $48.6M | — | — | $16.1M | $415M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $25.5M to 166 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Special Olympics Ontario Inc.$825K
- B'nai B'rith Youth Organization of Canada$825K
- The Canadian Society for the Weizmann Institute of Science$750K
- UHN Foundation$600K
- Habitat for Humanity Greater Toronto Area$600K
- Magellan Community Foundation$550K
- Beit Rayim Synagogue$550K
- The Canadian Zionist Cultural Association$500K
- Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA)$500K
- Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA)$475K
- Habitat for Humanity Greater Toronto Area$400K
- Habitat for Humanity Greater Toronto Area$350K
- Canadian Hearing Services$350K
- The Tower of Light Children's Foundation Inc /la Fondation pour les Enfants Tour de Lumiere Inc.$325K
- Jacs Toronto$313K
- Jacs Toronto$313K
- The Governing Council of the University of Toronto$300K
- Unison Benevolent Fund$300K
- Matan Baseter$300K
- Community Living Association for South Simcoe$300K
- Coach John Leadership and Community Engagement Initiatives$300K
- Coach John Leadership and Community Engagement Initiatives$300K
- Coach John Leadership and Community Engagement Initiatives$300K
- Canadian Young Judaea Scholarship Fund$300K
- Reena Foundation$280K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Wolf Lebovic (president); Harry Lebovic (chief executive officer); Bonnie Lebovic (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Joseph Lebovic Charitable Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119239838RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.