The Roger and Edith Davis Foundation
Private foundation · Burford, Ontario · BN 844847285RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($154,709) as filed with the CRA.
The Roger and Edith Davis Foundation is a private foundation based in Burford, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $155K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 91% from donations.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 31% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 54 qualified donees totalling $124K in 2024, the largest being $10K to The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $404K in 2020 to $1.1M in 2024. 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 charitable organizations that are also registered charaties under the income tax act (canada).
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $155K | — | — | $121K | $2.5M |
| 2023 | $95K | $148K | — | — | $115K | $1.6M |
| 2022 | $107K | $146K | — | — | $111K | $1.7M |
| 2021 | $269K | $142K | — | — | $111K | $1.7M |
| 2020 | $404K | $68K | — | — | $48K | $1.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $124K to 54 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation$10K
- World Embrace$5,000
- West Parry Sound Health Centre Foundation$5,000
- ST. Joseph's Lifecare Foundation Brantford$5,000
- Participation House Brantford$5,000
- London Health Sciences Foundation$5,000
- Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation$5,000
- Crossroads Christian Communications Incorporated$5,000
- Brant United Way$5,000
- Brant Community Healthcare System Foundation$5,000
- Canadian Warplane Heritage$4,000
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$4,000
- Wilfrid Laurier University$3,000
- Make-A-Wish Foundation of Canada$3,000
- The Sunshine Foundation of Canada$2,000
- The Bob Rumball Foundation for the Deaf$2,000
- Scouts Canada$2,000
- The Bob Rumball Foundation for the Deaf$2,000
- Habitat for Humanity Heartland Ontario Inc.$2,000
- Community Resource & Employment Service (brantford)$2,000
- Children's Health Foundation$2,000
- Canadian Wildlife Federation$2,000
- The Brantwood Foundation$2,000
- Brantford Symphony Orchestra Association Inc.$2,000
- Arnold Anderson Sport Access for Needy Youth$2,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Edith Davis (president sec-treasurer); Floyd Davis (director); Brenda Kersey (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Roger and Edith Davis Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 844847285RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.