The Pathfinder Foundation
Private foundation · Barrie, Ontario · BN 891496242RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($36,000) as filed with the CRA.
The Pathfinder Foundation is a private foundation based in Barrie, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $20K in revenue and $36K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 75% 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 80% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 17 qualified donees totalling $36K in 2024, the largest being $5,500 to Parish of St. John East Orangeville. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $57K in 2020 to $20K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Providing funds to other charitable organizations which in the opinion of the directors will use such funds for their charitable purpose.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $20K | $36K | — | — | $36K | $306K |
| 2023 | $14K | $35K | — | — | $35K | $308K |
| 2022 | $14K | $38K | — | — | $38K | $311K |
| 2021 | $14K | $39K | — | — | $39K | $376K |
| 2020 | $57K | $38K | — | — | $38K | $370K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $36K to 17 qualified donees:
- Parish of St. John East Orangeville$5,500
- Habitat for Humanity Ontario Gateway North$5,000
- Ontario Track3 Adaptive Sports Association$4,000
- YMCA of Simcoe/muskoka$3,000
- Brigs Youth Sail Training$3,000
- The Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation$2,700
- Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre Foundation$2,250
- The Guesthouse Shelter$2,000
- Georgian Bay General Hospital Foundation$1,500
- Gilda's Club Simcoe Muskoka$1,000
- ST. Mark's Anglican Lutheran Church of Midland on$1,000
- Georgian Bay Cancer Support Centre$1,000
- Gilda's Club Simcoe Muskoka$1,000
- Big Brothers & Big Sisters Assoc of Dufferin & Distric$1,000
- Wendat Community Programs$1,000
- Canadian Cancer Society$750
- The Georgian Bay Trust Foundation Inc$300
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Douglas Lorriman (director president); Peter Lorriman (director); Andrew Lorriman (director secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Pathfinder Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891496242RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.