The Kalimin Foundation
Private foundation · Etobicoke, Ontario · BN 858203904RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($72,500) as filed with the CRA.
The Kalimin Foundation is a private foundation based in Etobicoke, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, it reported $183K in revenue and $73K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 27% from donations.
Compared with 2,659 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 100% 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 12 qualified donees totalling $73K in 2023, the largest being $20K to Ukrianian Museum of Canada -Ontario Branch. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $70K in 2020 to $183K in 2023. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
Donations accumulated since the inception of the Foundation as well as investment income & the proceeds of the Death Benefit from the founder of the Foundation are now being donated annually to Canadian Qualified Donees. Recipients of Donations from the Foundation must be a Registered Charity.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $183K | $73K | $73K | — | $73K | $2.2M |
| 2022 | -$35K | $76K | — | — | $76K | $2.1M |
| 2021 | $216K | $53K | — | — | $53K | $2.2M |
| 2020 | $70K | $42K | — | — | $42K | $2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Granted $73K to 12 qualified donees:
- Ukrianian Museum of Canada -Ontario Branch$20K
- Ukrainian Orthodox Church of ST. Demetrius$13K
- ST Vladimir Institute$9,500
- Canadian Ukrainian Opera Association$5,000
- Scott Mission$5,000
- Ukrainian Canadian Research and Documentation Centre$5,000
- Plast Ukrainian Youth Association of Ontario Toronto Branch$5,000
- Covenant House Toronto$5,000
- ST. Andrew's College in Winnipeg$3,000
- Canadian Foundation for Ukrainian Studies$1,000
- Ukrainian Youth Ensembles Corporation (yma)$500
- Eastern Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Michael Kalimin (trustee); Luba Linok-Kalimin (trustee).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Kalimin Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 858203904RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.