The Tonglen Foundation
Private foundation · Barrie, Ontario · BN 889765400RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($201,259) as filed with the CRA.
The Tonglen Foundation is a private foundation based in Barrie, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $196K in revenue and $201K in expenditures.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 44% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 55 qualified donees totalling $171K in 2024, the largest being $15K to Doctors Without Borders Canada / Medecins Sans Frontieresca Nada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $196K | $201K | — | — | $169K | $3.3M |
| 2023 | $206K | $217K | — | — | $186K | $3.3M |
| 2022 | $141K | $151K | — | — | $121K | $3.3M |
| 2021 | $265K | $155K | — | — | $123K | $3.3M |
| 2020 | $182K | $160K | — | — | $130K | $3.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $171K to 55 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Doctors Without Borders Canada / Medecins Sans Frontieresca Nada$15K
- Barrie Food Bank$7,500
- Alliston Food Bank Inc.$7,500
- The Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology$7,500
- The Table Soup Kitchen Foundation$7,500
- Redwood Park Communities Inc.$5,000
- Gilda's Club Simcoe Muskoka$5,000
- Habitat for Humanity$5,000
- Mennonite Central Committee Canada$5,000
- The Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology$5,000
- Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind$5,000
- Doctors Without Borders Canada / Medecins Sans Frontieresca Nada$5,000
- Simcoe Muskoka Child Youth and Family Services$4,000
- Support and Hope for Individuals and Families Today$4,000
- Kinark Child and Family Services$4,000
- Barrie Food Bank$4,000
- The Busby Centre$4,000
- Innisfil Food Bank$3,000
- Canadian Mental Health Association Simcoe County Branch$3,000
- Canadian Mental Health Association Simcoe County Branch$3,000
- The Busby Centre$3,000
- Operation Smile Canada Foundation$3,000
- Graceland Africa Mission$3,000
- Youth Haven (barrie)$2,750
- Youth Haven (barrie)$2,500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Donna Chantler (trustee); Lynda Hookham (trustee); Lisa Chantler (trustee); Lynn Hrynyk (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Tonglen Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889765400RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.