The Powis Family Foundation
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 833948326RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($195,057) as filed with the CRA.
The Powis Family 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 $185K in revenue and $195K 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 28% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 12 qualified donees totalling $143K in 2024, the largest being $50K to ST. Michael's and Providence Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
The general purpose of the foundation is to receive and maintain funds to be applied for the benefit of other charitable organizations in canada. Charitable donations were provided to various other organizations in canada throughout 2024
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $185K | $195K | — | — | $143K | $4.1M |
| 2023 | $228K | $408K | — | — | $357K | $4.1M |
| 2022 | $234K | $343K | — | — | $288K | $4.2M |
| 2021 | $198K | $104K | — | — | $56K | $4.3M |
| 2020 | $142K | $48K | — | — | — | $4.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $143K to 12 qualified donees:
- ST. Michael's and Providence Foundation$50K
- UHN Foundation$50K
- Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning$10K
- Queen's University at Kingston$10K
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario$5,000
- Art Gallery of Ontario$5,000
- Canadian Wildlife Federation$3,000
- Alzheimer Society of Ontario$3,000
- Children's Aid Foundation of Canada$2,000
- Canadian Opera Company$2,000
- Arthritis Society$2,000
- Kinvia$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Louise Powis (trustee); Timothy Powis (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Powis Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 833948326RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.