The Marilyn Neaves Charitable Foundation Trust
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 825908742RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($863,908) as filed with the CRA.
The Marilyn Neaves Charitable Foundation Trust is a private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.4M in revenue and $864K 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 20% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 15 qualified donees totalling $595K in 2024, the largest being $75K to Turtle Pond Wildlife Centre. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $48K in 2020 to $1.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
Donations of income and/or principal are to be distributed at the discretion of the Trustee for the funding of programs beneficial to the community particularly with respect to animal welfare which are conducted by organizations which are 'qualified donees' as defined by the Income Tax Act (Canada).
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4M | $864K | — | — | $595K | $14.3M |
| 2023 | $597K | $820K | — | — | $569K | $12.6M |
| 2022 | -$410K | $445K | — | — | $209K | $11.9M |
| 2021 | $3.3M | $152K | — | — | $18K | $11.4M |
| 2020 | $48K | $35K | — | — | $19K | $521K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $595K to 15 qualified donees:
- Turtle Pond Wildlife Centre$75K
- Atlantic Wildlife Institute Inc./institut Atlantique de la Faune Inc.$63K
- National Wildlife Centre$60K
- Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides/fondation des Lions du Canada Chien-Guides$58K
- Yukon Wildlife Preserve Operating Society$58K
- Woodlands Wildlife Sanctuary$58K
- Corporation of Municipality of Clarington$50K
- Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary$50K
- Bear Creek Exotic Wildlife Sanctuary Inc.$30K
- Wildlife Haven Rehabilitation Centre Inc.$25K
- Carters Forever Rescue and Sanctuary Ltd.$25K
- The Land Between$20K
- Team Cat Rescue Incorporated$10K
- Promoting Animal Welfare Society (P a W S ) of Georgina$10K
- Spay Neuter Initiatives Association$5,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Bank of Nova Scotia Trust CO (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Marilyn Neaves Charitable Foundation Trust’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 825908742RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.