The Mitchell and Kathryn Baran Family Foundation
Private foundation · London, Ontario · BN 858875974RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,201,915) as filed with the CRA.
The Mitchell and Kathryn Baran Family Foundation is a private foundation based in London, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $9.6M in revenue and $2.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 32% 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 48% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 32 qualified donees totalling $1.9M in 2024, the largest being $500K to London Community Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2.7M in 2020 to $9.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
We donate or grant funds to other charitable entities. The Foundation's primary focus is to fund local healthcare science education research and basic human services organizations.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9.6M | $2.2M | — | — | $1.9M | $53.4M |
| 2023 | $5.3M | $3.3M | — | — | $3M | $45.9M |
| 2022 | $424K | $1.5M | — | — | $1.3M | $43.8M |
| 2021 | $9.2M | $2.2M | — | — | $1.9M | $44.9M |
| 2020 | $2.7M | $2.3M | — | — | $2.2M | $37.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1.9M to 32 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- London Community Foundation$500K
- Let's Talk Science/parlons Science$300K
- London Regional Children's Museum$200K
- ST Joseph's Health CARE Foundation of London$160K
- Canada-Ukraine Foundation$100K
- London Abused Women's Centre$100K
- Ontario Lung Association$75K
- Operation Smile Canada Foundation$55K
- London and Area Food Bank Inc$50K
- Campfire Circle Autour du Feu$50K
- Southlake Health Foundation$40K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$25K
- Operation Walk Canada Inc.$25K
- Mission Services of London$25K
- Arctic Children and Youth Foundation/fondation des Enfants et des Jeunes de l'Arctique$25K
- Wellspring London and Region$20K
- The Salvation Army$20K
- Parkdale Community Food Bank$15K
- Community Association for Riders with Disabilities$15K
- The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame$15K
- The Yonge Street Mission$10K
- Whispering Hearts Horse Rescue Centre$10K
- Toronto Children's CARE Inc.$10K
- Community Association for Riders with Disabilities$10K
- Canadian Mental Health Association Thames Valley Addiction & Mental Health Services$10K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
George Baran (director/president); Robert Paterson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Mitchell and Kathryn Baran Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 858875974RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.