The Judy Nathan Bronfman Foundation
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 800777724RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($298,424) as filed with the CRA.
The Judy Nathan Bronfman Foundation is a private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $262K in revenue and $298K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 58% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 9 qualified donees totalling $273K in 2024, the largest being $125K to United Jewish Appeal of Greater Toronto. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
To receive and maintain a fund or funds and to apply all or part of the principal and income therefrom from time to time to institutions which are also canadian registered charities under the income tax act (canada) and which carry on charitable purposes as defined by common law and enunciated by the courts including without limitation those that advance religion by teaching the religious tenets doctrines observances beliefs and practices associated with the jewish faith those that promote the advancement of education by providing teaching of community issues or give scholarships and ot…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $262K | $298K | — | — | $273K | $8M |
| 2023 | $301K | $462K | — | — | $436K | $7.1M |
| 2022 | $312K | $274K | — | — | $248K | $7.1M |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $215K | — | — | $192K | $7.5M |
| 2020 | -$64K | $166K | — | — | $146K | $5.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $273K to 9 qualified donees:
- United Jewish Appeal of Greater Toronto$125K
- Sinai Health Foundation$70K
- Bialik Hebrew Day School$36K
- Beth Tzedec Foundation of Toronto$18K
- Israel Museums and Arts Canada$10K
- ST. Michael's and Providence Foundation$5,000
- Prosserman Jewish Community Centre$3,600
- United Hatzalah Canada$3,600
- The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation$2,160
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Judy Bronfman (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Judy Nathan Bronfman Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 800777724RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.