The Peterborough Foundation
Private foundation · Peterborough, Ontario · BN 119251031RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($120,844) as filed with the CRA.
The Peterborough Foundation is a private foundation based in Peterborough, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $118K in revenue and $121K in expenditures.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 98% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 24 qualified donees totalling $147K in 2024, the largest being $23K to Camp Kawartha Incorporated. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The foundation maintained funds and applied all or part there of for religious charitable or educational purposes within the county of peterborough
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $118K | $121K | — | — | $147K | $3.2M |
| 2023 | $111K | $205K | — | — | $151K | $3M |
| 2022 | $94K | $197K | — | — | $142K | $3.1M |
| 2021 | $127K | $182K | — | — | $121K | $3.4M |
| 2020 | $87K | $106K | — | — | $51K | $3.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, December 31, 2024
- Investment income$116,763
- Receipted donations$768
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 $147K to 24 qualified donees:
- Camp Kawartha Incorporated$23K
- McMaster University$15K
- Showplace Peterborough Performance Centre$15K
- The Art Gallery of Peterborough$15K
- The Art School of Peterborough$8,000
- Hospice Peterborough$7,660
- Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation$7,660
- The 4TH Line Theatre Company of Peterborough$7,500
- Deaf Blind Ontario Foundation$7,500
- Senior Citizens Association of Peterborough$6,628
- Peterborough Theatre Guild$6,202
- ReFrame Peterborough International Film Festival$5,198
- Downe Syndrome Association of Peterborough$5,000
- All Saints Church$4,720
- Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region$4,000
- P. R. Community and Student Association (sadleir House Facility)$3,825
- Peterborough Historical Society$3,150
- Starlight Children's Foundation Canada$2,500
- Five Counties Children's Centre$2,095
- Performing Arts Lakefield$2,000
- Freshwater Conservation Canada$1,520
- Peterborough Musicfest Inc.$756
- Peterborough Kiwanis Music Festival$500
- 2023 Grants Refunded by Recipients-$8,350
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Nancy Martin (president); Shirl Delarue (vice president); Pat Hooper (secretary); William Blair (treasurer); Gail Martin (director); Tom Miller (director); Michael Melnik (director); Marie Hynes (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Peterborough Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119251031RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.