The Penelope Neuroblastoma Foundation
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 700955081RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($309,684) as filed with the CRA.
The Penelope Neuroblastoma Foundation is a private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $129K in revenue and $310K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $21K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 73% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $300K in 2024, the largest being $300K to The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The penelope neuroblastoma foundation (the 'foundation') intends to donate funds for charitable purposes to qualified donees within the meaning of the income tax act (canada). The foundation intends to focus its activities by supporting qualified donees providing care for any research into childhood neuroblastoma.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $129K | $310K | — | — | $300K | $31K |
| 2023 | $119K | $1,669 | — | — | — | $211K |
| 2022 | $105K | $102K | — | — | $100K | $94K |
| 2021 | $85K | $6,801 | — | — | — | $91K |
| 2020 | $105K | $495K | — | — | $480K | $13K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $300K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $21K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Edward S. Rogers III (director); Roger Rai (director secretary); Shawna Rai (director president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Penelope Neuroblastoma Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 700955081RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.