The Samac Foundation
Public foundation · Oshawa, Ontario · BN 890061773RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($84,051) as filed with the CRA.
The Samac Foundation is a public foundation based in Oshawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $102K in revenue and $84K in expenditures.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $192.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 64% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $79K in 2024, the largest being $79K to Scouts Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The foundation provides financial assistance to support the operation and maintenance of camp samac properties and the promotion and advancement of other scouting activities in oshawa and the surrouding district at the discretion of the directors of the foundation. The foundation can also with the approval and at the discretion of its directors provide financial assistance to support the activities of other charitable organization in oshawa and the surrounding district.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $102K | $84K | — | — | $79K | $2.2M |
| 2023 | $86K | $71K | — | — | $66K | $2.1M |
| 2022 | $67K | $72K | — | — | $67K | $2.1M |
| 2021 | $80K | $71K | — | — | $66K | $2.1M |
| 2020 | $87K | $59K | — | — | $54K | $2.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $79K to 1 qualified donee:
- Scouts Canada$79K
Received $192 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Peter Stephenson (secretary); Ken Craven (treasurer); Ted Phillips (president); David Biddle (vice-president); Martyn Beckett (director); Glenn Genge (director); Dave Hare (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Samac Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890061773RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.