The Nissan Canada Foundation /la Fondation Nissan Canada
Private foundation · Mississauga, Ontario · BN 891905978RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($640,102) as filed with the CRA.
The Nissan Canada Foundation /la Fondation Nissan Canada is a private foundation based in Mississauga, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, it reported $641K in revenue and $640K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 91% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 8 qualified donees totalling $640K in 2024, the largest being $235K to Habitat for Humanity Canada/habitat pour l'Humanité Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The Foundation's activities have been focused on providing support for and increasing awareness of issues relating to the environment education and humanitarian needs. This has been accomplished through its involvement with Habitat for Humanity Canada The World Wildlife Fund Canada Food Banks Mississauga Second Harvest Canada Breakfast Club of Canada Polytechnique de Montreal and Scientists in Schools.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $641K | $640K | — | — | $640K | $20K |
| 2023 | $401K | $400K | — | — | $400K | $19K |
| 2022 | $315K | $315K | — | — | $315K | $17K |
| 2021 | $240K | $240K | — | — | $240K | $17K |
| 2020 | $441K | $467K | — | — | $467K | $17K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $640K to 8 qualified donees:
- Habitat for Humanity Canada/habitat pour l'Humanité Canada$235K
- Second Harvest Canada$125K
- Breakfast Club of Canada$100K
- Food Banks Canada/Banques Alimentaires Canada$70K
- World Wildlife Fund Canada Fonds Mondial pour la Nature Can Ada$50K
- Food Banks Mississauga$40K
- Scientists in School$10K
- Fondation et Alumni de Polytechnique Montreal$10K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Marie-Claude Morrissette (director); Steve Milette (director); Tracey Rowe (secretary); Tara Willis (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Nissan Canada Foundation /la Fondation Nissan Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891905978RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.