The Marvin and Estelle Kates Family Foundation
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 119244366RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($16,000) as filed with the CRA.
The Marvin and Estelle Kates Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, it reported $12K in revenue and $16K 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 80% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $16K in 2024, the largest being $16K to United Jewish Appeal of Greater Toronto. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $3,552 in 2020 to $12K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12K | $16K | — | — | $16K | $250K |
| 2023 | $14K | $16K | — | — | $16K | $250K |
| 2022 | $5,972 | $16K | — | — | $16K | $253K |
| 2021 | $1,811 | $16K | — | — | $16K | $263K |
| 2020 | $3,552 | $15K | — | — | $15K | $277K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, November 30, 2024
- Investment income$12,151
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $16K to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Estelle Kates (director); Marvin Kates (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Marvin and Estelle Kates Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119244366RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.