Torstar Journalism Foundation
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 762636314RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($610) as filed with the CRA.
Torstar Journalism Foundation is a private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $105K in revenue and $610 in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $192.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $102K in 2024, the largest being $100K to The Governing Council of the University of Toronto. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The charity was active in 2024 providing donations to 2 qualified donees: 1. $100 000 to the university of toronto for the toronto star fund for investigative journalism. 2. $2 000 to sheridan college for the toronto star academic excellence in journalism award.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $105K | $610 | — | — | — | $0 |
| 2023 | $192 | $600 | — | — | — | $0 |
| 2022 | — | $352 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $102K to 2 qualified donees:
Received $192 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jordan Bitove (chair of the board director (); Neil Oliver (vice-chair trustee (officer)); Jasmine Gill (director); Nicole Macintyre (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Torstar Journalism Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 762636314RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.