The William Shenkman Foundation
Private foundation · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 888228665RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($255,172) as filed with the CRA.
The William Shenkman Foundation is a private foundation based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, it reported $262K in revenue and $255K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from donations.
Compared with 2,659 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 90% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $250K in 2024, the largest being $250K to Bruyère Health Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $120K in 2020 to $262K in 2023. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Promotion of the advancement of education in all fields and promotion of better health in all people.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $262K | $255K | — | — | $255K | $17K |
| 2022 | $5,023 | $12 | — | — | — | $9,929 |
| 2021 | $10K | $10K | — | — | $10K | $4,918 |
| 2020 | $120K | $125K | — | — | $125K | $4,805 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $250K to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
William Shenkman (president); Kevin McCrann (executive vp & secretary); Stephen Gallagher (treasurer); Christine Tremblay (director); Fred Seller (director); Maureen Shenkman (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The William Shenkman Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 888228665RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.