The R.a. Beamish Foundation
Private foundation · Manotick, Ontario · BN 105243836RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($31,888) as filed with the CRA.
The R.a. Beamish Foundation is a private foundation based in Manotick, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $29K in revenue and $32K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 16% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 16 qualified donees totalling $20K in 2024, the largest being $4,000 to The Ottawa Food Bank/la Banque d'Alimentation d'Ottawa. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
Giving donations to registered charitable organizations
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $29K | $32K | — | — | $20K | $245K |
| 2023 | $28K | $29K | — | — | $17K | $249K |
| 2022 | $25K | $29K | — | — | $18K | $250K |
| 2021 | $19K | $32K | — | — | $18K | $250K |
| 2020 | $28K | $21K | $8,363 | — | $18K | $267K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $20K to 16 qualified donees:
- The Ottawa Food Bank/la Banque d'Alimentation d'Ottawa$4,000
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Foundation$2,500
- University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation Fondation de l'Institut de Cardiologie de l'Universite d'Ottawa$2,000
- Ottawa School of Art Ecole d'Art d'Ottawa$1,500
- The Snowsuit Fund/Le fonds habineige$1,000
- Carleton University$1,000
- DeafBlind Ontario Foundation$1,000
- Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa$1,000
- Shepherds of Good Hope$1,000
- The Kiwanis Club of Ottawa Medical Foundation$1,000
- Dalhousie University$750
- The Ottawa Mission$750
- Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind$750
- Ottawa Humane Society$750
- Cornerstone Housing For Women$750
- Kids Help Phone / Jeunesse J' Ecoute$250
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$8,401
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robert Beamish (president); Tammy Beamish (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The R.a. Beamish Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 105243836RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.