The Samuel and Bessie Orfus Family Foundation
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 119138592RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($155,859) as filed with the CRA.
The Samuel and Bessie Orfus 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 $44K in revenue and $156K 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 52% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 6 qualified donees totalling $146K in 2024, the largest being $36K to The Joachim and Charlotte Kellerman Charitable Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $44K | $156K | — | — | $146K | $3.2M |
| 2023 | $125K | $169K | — | — | $160K | $3.3M |
| 2022 | $133K | $151K | — | — | $115K | $3.4M |
| 2021 | $188K | $111K | — | — | $106K | $3.4M |
| 2020 | $66K | $117K | — | — | $112K | $3.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $146K to 6 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Elaine Orfus (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Samuel and Bessie Orfus Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119138592RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.