The Upside Foundation of Canada
Public foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 845283241RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($188,466) as filed with the CRA.
The Upside Foundation of Canada is a public foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $118K in revenue and $188K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 19% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $39K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 2% 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 1 qualified donee totalling $18K in 2024, the largest being $18K to Breakfast Club of Canada. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $232K in 2020 to $118K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Fundraising and qualified disbursements to qualified donees.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $118K | $188K | — | — | $18K | $193K |
| 2023 | $213K | $182K | — | — | $17K | $263K |
| 2022 | $282K | $281K | — | — | $139K | $233K |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $1.7M | — | — | $1.5M | $231K |
| 2020 | $232K | $211K | — | — | $39K | $120K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $18K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $39K from 4 charities:
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$83K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mark Skapinker (director/secretary); Robert Antoniades (director); Steven Abrams (director); Amy Olah (director/chair); Eva Lau (director); Pelra Azondekon (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Upside Foundation of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 845283241RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.