The N. S. Robertson Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 813793676RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($415,763) as filed with the CRA.
The N. S. Robertson Charitable 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 $431K in revenue and $416K in expenditures.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 45% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $350K in 2024, the largest being $150K to The Governing Council of the University of Toronto. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
To provide funding for the promotion encouragement extension & improvement of education primarily at the college-university or post-graduate level primarily in one or more of the following fields of knowledge namely: mathematics physics & natural sciences generally; and research in such fields of knowledge & direct application in medicine engineering & the dissemination of the results of any such research. The net income to one or more of the following: university of toronto waterloo university and queen's university and any other university research authority or organization in c…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $431K | $416K | — | — | $350K | $10.8M |
| 2023 | $669K | $420K | — | — | $350K | $9.9M |
| 2022 | $764K | $717K | — | — | $465K | $9.4M |
| 2021 | $754K | $334K | — | — | $250K | $10.9M |
| 2020 | $344K | $331K | — | — | $250K | $9.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $350K to 3 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co. (trustee); Paul Adams (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The N. S. Robertson Charitable Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 813793676RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.