The Marvin Barnett Memorial Family Foundation
Private foundation · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 722659943RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($20,569) as filed with the CRA.
The Marvin Barnett Memorial Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3M in revenue and $21K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% 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 1 qualified donee totalling $20K in 2024, the largest being $20K to Theatre Aquarius Incorporated. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To establish a foundation to receive and maintain a fund or funds from which to apply all or part of the principal and income time to time as selected by its trustees to registered charities and qualified donees as defined in the income tax act (canada). 2. To undertak activities ancillary and incidental to the attainment of the above charitable purposes.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2023–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3M | $21K | — | — | $20K | $3M |
| 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $20K to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sean Dowell (director); David Barnett (director); Linda Barnett (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Marvin Barnett Memorial Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 722659943RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.