The Nihewan Foundation
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 840654768RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($38,793) as filed with the CRA.
The Nihewan Foundation is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3,967 in revenue and $39K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $52K.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 72% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $221 in 2020 to $3,967 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Cultural programs for first nations children
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,967 | $39K | $38K | — | — | $12K |
| 2023 | $90K | $92K | $69K | — | — | $47K |
| 2022 | $356 | — | — | — | — | $49K |
| 2021 | $30K | — | — | — | — | $48K |
| 2020 | $221 | — | — | — | — | $18K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $52K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$40K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Buffy Sainte Marie (chair); Josephine De Whytell (secretary treasurer); Delia Opekokew (vice president); Harold Tarbell (director); Gilles Paquin (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Nihewan Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 840654768RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.