The Ranson Family Foundation
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 704377704RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($99,225) as filed with the CRA.
The Ranson 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 $607K in revenue and $99K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% 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 69% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $95K in 2024, the largest being $50K to YMCA of Greater Toronto. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To receive and maintain a fund or funds and to apply all or part of the principal and income therefrom from time to time to qualified donees as defined in subsection 149.1(1) of the income tax act (canada).
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2023–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $607K | $99K | — | — | $95K | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $140K | — | — | $135K | $1.1M |
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$561,073
- Investment income$45,976
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 $95K to 4 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Steven Ranson (director); Sharon Ranson (director); Margaret Ranson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Ranson Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 704377704RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.