The Scott Island Foundation
Private foundation · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 868030131RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($38,889) as filed with the CRA.
The Scott Island Foundation is a private foundation based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations.
Compared with 627 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $35K in 2024, the largest being $7,000 to United for Literacy. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The scott island foundation was established in order to distribute funds to other qualified donees.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | $39K | — | — | $35K | $306K |
| 2023 | — | $39K | — | — | $35K | $345K |
| 2022 | — | $39K | — | — | $35K | $384K |
| 2021 | — | $41K | — | — | $38K | $422K |
| 2020 | — | $53K | — | — | $50K | $463K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $35K to 5 qualified donees:
- United for Literacy$7,000
- Cuso International$7,000
- Oxfam Canada$7,000
- Ottawa Humane Society$7,000
- Inter Pares$7,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
James Benidickson (director); Victoria Young (director); Kathleen Ramsay (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Scott Island Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 868030131RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.