The Michael R. Shaw Outdoor Development Foundation
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 889539706RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($56,580) as filed with the CRA.
The Michael R. Shaw Outdoor Development 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 $59K in revenue and $57K in expenditures.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 37% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $48K in 2024, the largest being $28K to Kids Cancer CARE Foundation of Alberta. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $32K in 2020 to $59K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
To assist canadian youths to develop their awareness knowledge interest participation and outdoor activities wiht an emphasis on leadership skills by providing scholarships bursaries and other means of financial support to qualified donees. The board will work close with canadian charities to select suitable individuals or groups of recipients bursaries or other financial support.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $59K | $57K | — | — | $48K | $634K |
| 2023 | $55K | $51K | — | — | $42K | $786K |
| 2022 | $52K | $48K | — | — | $39K | $783K |
| 2021 | $72K | $45K | — | — | $37K | $778K |
| 2020 | $32K | $44K | — | — | $35K | $752K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $48K to 3 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Linda Shaw (president/director); Michael Shaw (chairman/director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Michael R. Shaw Outdoor Development Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889539706RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.