The Paul and Elizabeth Martin Foundation
Private foundation · Etobicoke, Ontario · BN 826781627RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($46,941) as filed with the CRA.
The Paul and Elizabeth Martin Foundation is a private foundation based in Etobicoke, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $154K in revenue and $47K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 91% 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 58% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $43K in 2024, the largest being $18K to YWCA Toronto. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $5,248 in 2020 to $154K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
To provide funds to 'qualified donees' as defined by 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 | $154K | $47K | — | — | $43K | $201K |
| 2023 | $34K | $36K | — | — | $33K | $94K |
| 2022 | $4,121 | $27K | — | — | $24K | $96K |
| 2021 | $6,297 | $25K | — | — | $22K | $119K |
| 2020 | $5,248 | $54K | — | — | $52K | $138K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, December 31, 2024
- Receipted donations$140,000
- Investment income$3,250
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $43K to 4 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Paul Martin (president); Elizabeth Martin (secretary); Jeffrey Moyle (director); Catherine Sundeen (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Paul and Elizabeth Martin Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 826781627RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.