The Lawrence Family Foundation
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 820061273RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($42,809) as filed with the CRA.
The Lawrence Family 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 $26K in revenue and $43K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 41% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $38K in 2024, the largest being $25K to The Canadian Stage Corporation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $12K in 2020 to $26K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
For the advancement of education relief of poverty & purposes beneficial to the community as a whole with particular emphasis in ontario through donations to qualified donees.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $26K | $43K | — | — | $38K | $303K |
| 2023 | $25K | $61K | — | — | $50K | $313K |
| 2022 | $28K | $24K | — | — | $15K | $340K |
| 2021 | $28K | $42K | — | — | $30K | $380K |
| 2020 | $12K | $58K | — | — | $52K | $351K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $38K to 3 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
James Lawrence (trustee); Leslie Lawrence (trustee); Loree Lawrence (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Lawrence Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 820061273RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.