The MacMillan Family Foundation
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 848717757RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($452,186) as filed with the CRA.
The MacMillan 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 $3M in revenue and $452K in expenditures.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% 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 $333K in 2024, the largest being $225K to The Samara Centre for Democracy Le Centre Samara pour la démocratie. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
To provide charitable donations to qualified canadian charities
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3M | $452K | — | — | $333K | $20.6M |
| 2023 | $7.6M | $632K | — | — | $527K | $18.1M |
| 2022 | $852K | $563K | $492K | — | $492K | $11M |
| 2021 | $994K | $611K | $542K | — | $542K | $10.7M |
| 2020 | $2.9M | $475K | $410K | — | $410K | $10.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $333K to 9 qualified donees:
- The Samara Centre for Democracy Le Centre Samara pour la démocratie$225K
- People for Education$30K
- Toronto Foundation$25K
- The Toronto Public Library Foundation$20K
- The Psychology Foundation of Canada$10K
- Pen Canada the Canadian Centre of International Pen le Centre Canadien de Pen International$10K
- The National Ballet of Canada/le Ballet National du Canada$5,000
- Prince Edward County Arts Council$5,000
- The Master and Fellows of Massey College$3,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Macmillan (trustee); Anna Spoel (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The MacMillan Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 848717757RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.