The Obeng Family Foundation
Private foundation · Kanata, Ontario · BN 727135121RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($27,932) as filed with the CRA.
The Obeng Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Kanata, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $13K in revenue and $28K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 31% from donations.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 65% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $20K in 2024, the largest being $18K to Transforming Life Centre / Centre transformateur de vie. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
The Object of the Corporation is to financially support organizations that are qualified donees within the meaning of subsection 248(1) of the Income Tax Act
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13K | $28K | $27K | — | — | $148K |
| 2023 | $55K | $16K | $15K | — | — | $163K |
| 2022 | $35K | $11K | — | — | — | $124K |
| 2021 | $42K | $3,210 | $3,210 | — | — | $101K |
| 2020 | $14K | — | — | — | — | $61K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $20K to 3 qualified donees:
- Transforming Life Centre / Centre transformateur de vie$18K
- House of Praise$1,000
- Emmanuel Presbyterian Reformed Church$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Eduji Ofori-Obeng (director); Joseph Obeng (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Obeng Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 727135121RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.