The Schwenger Family Foundation
Private foundation · Burlington, Ontario · BN 815252796RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($157,295) as filed with the CRA.
The Schwenger Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Burlington, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $562K in revenue and $157K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 73% 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 42% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $130K in 2024, the largest being $50K to The Mohawk College Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The schwenger family foundation supports the development & well-being in the greater hamilton area with a focus on health care arts and at-risk youth organizations. Organizations supported include hamilton health sciences theatre aquarius royal botanical gardens hamilton wentworth district school board foundation (eg. School trip for kids that cannot afford otherwise hamilton health sciences- support hamilton general hybrid or campaign theatre aquarius-support programs) among others
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $562K | $157K | — | — | $130K | $3M |
| 2023 | $405K | $246K | — | — | $220K | $2.5M |
| 2022 | $416K | $198K | — | — | $175K | $2.4M |
| 2021 | $328K | $174K | — | — | $155K | $2.2M |
| 2020 | $517K | $142K | — | — | $128K | $2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $130K to 5 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lois Otoni (director); Michael Schwenger (director); Jane Schwenger (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Schwenger Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 815252796RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.