The Shania Twain Foundation
Public foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 804354652RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($145,951) as filed with the CRA.
The Shania Twain Foundation is a public foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $95K in revenue and $146K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 11% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $5,554.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $12K in 2024, the largest being $9,606 to Near North District School Board Charity Works. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $14K in 2020 to $95K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The purpose of the organization is to educate inspire and empower children to achieve their full potential increasing their chances of equality and opportunities for success. The organization aims to help children in especially difficult situations.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $95K | $146K | $95K | — | $12K | $24K |
| 2023 | $215K | $241K | $100K | — | $115K | $75K |
| 2022 | $236K | $187K | $51K | — | $122K | $101K |
| 2021 | $526K | $263K | $53K | — | $193K | $52K |
| 2020 | $14K | $80K | $41K | — | $18K | -$211K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $12K to 2 qualified donees:
Received $5,554 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$5,554
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$86K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Eilleen Twain (director); William Zysblat (director); Thomas Steinnman (director); Frederic Thiebaud (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Shania Twain Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 804354652RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.