The Wayne Gretzky Foundation (canada)
Private foundation · Brantford, Ontario · BN 857446686RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($189,299) as filed with the CRA.
The Wayne Gretzky Foundation (canada) is a private foundation based in Brantford, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $172K in revenue and $189K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from donations.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 21% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $133K in 2024, the largest being $55K to Special Olympics Ontario Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $172K | $189K | — | $44K | $133K | $294K |
| 2023 | $187K | $177K | — | $50K | $107K | $312K |
| 2022 | $280K | $219K | — | $35K | $165K | $302K |
| 2021 | $164K | $133K | — | $46K | $85K | $240K |
| 2020 | $118K | $197K | — | $37K | $141K | $220K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $133K to 7 qualified donees:
- Special Olympics Ontario Inc.$55K
- Paralympic Foundation of Canada$55K
- The Rotary Club of Brantford Sunrise$7,000
- Special Olympics Alberta Association$5,000
- Why Not City Missions Brantford$5,000
- The Charitable Corporation of The Rotary Club of Hamilton AM$3,000
- Brant Haldimand-Norfolk Catholic District School Board$3,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$44K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Wayne Gretzky (chairperson); Keith Gretzky (director); Darin Cleary (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Wayne Gretzky Foundation (canada)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 857446686RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.