The Marjorie and Joseph Wright Memorial Foundation
Private foundation · Etobicoke, Ontario · BN 861427045RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($97,400) as filed with the CRA.
The Marjorie and Joseph Wright Memorial Foundation is a private foundation based in Etobicoke, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $81K in revenue and $97K 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 16 qualified donees totalling $86K in 2024, the largest being $10K to Youth Employment Services Yes. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The objective of this foundation is to receive and maintain a fund or funds and apply all or part of the principal and income therefrom from time to time to charitable organizations that are also registered charities under 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 | $81K | $97K | — | — | $86K | $948K |
| 2023 | $37K | $71K | — | — | $59K | $913K |
| 2022 | $41K | $91K | — | — | $79K | $902K |
| 2021 | $55K | $99K | — | — | $87K | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $62K | $92K | — | — | $80K | $1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $86K to 16 qualified donees:
- Youth Employment Services Yes$10K
- The Dorothy Ley Hospice$10K
- The Yonge Street Mission$7,500
- The Stop Community Food Centre$7,500
- Sherbourne Health Centre Corporation$7,500
- Green Thumbs Growing Kids$6,000
- Community Music Schools of Toronto Foundation$6,000
- Grand River Conservation Authority$5,000
- Youth Without Shelter Terra House North Toronto Emergency Residence and Referral Agency$4,000
- Artheart Community Art Centre$4,000
- Proaction Cops & Kids$3,500
- Makeway Charitable Society$3,500
- Ontario Nature Inc.$3,000
- Haven on the Queensway$3,000
- Conservatory Canada$3,000
- Elora Centre for the Arts$2,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Wright (president); Elizabeth Wright (vice president); Joseph Wright (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Marjorie and Joseph Wright Memorial Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 861427045RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.