William James Henderson Foundation
Private foundation · Kingston, Ontario · BN 119298495RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($599,887) as filed with the CRA.
William James Henderson Foundation is a private foundation based in Kingston, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $566K in revenue and $600K 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 37% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 16 qualified donees totalling $479K in 2024, the largest being $130K to University Hospitals Kingston Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $313K in 2020 to $566K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Support of health care facilities museums and other charitable activities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $566K | $600K | — | — | $479K | $8.3M |
| 2023 | $418K | $1.3M | — | — | $1.2M | $8.4M |
| 2022 | -$103K | $1.3M | — | — | $1.1M | $9.2M |
| 2021 | $683K | $937K | — | — | $808K | $10.6M |
| 2020 | $313K | $1.1M | — | — | $1M | $10.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $479K to 16 qualified donees:
- University Hospitals Kingston Foundation$130K
- ST. Lawrence College of Applied Arts & Technology$80K
- Canadian Cancer Society$30K
- United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington$25K
- Queen's University at Kingston$25K
- Kingston Symphony Association$25K
- Girls Incorporated of Limestone Algonquin and Lakeshore$25K
- Dying With Dignity Canada$25K
- The Corporation of the City of Kingston (118.1(1) and 110.1($20K
- Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston$20K
- Township of Rideau Lakes - Sec 118.1(1) & 110.1(1)(a)$15K
- Museum of Health CARE at Kingston$15K
- Maltby Centre$15K
- The Military Communications and Electronics Museum Foundation$13K
- Compassionate Communities Kingston Canada$12K
- The United Counties of Leeds and Greenville-Sec 118.1(1) & 1$5,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$43K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Anne Henderson (president treasurer); John Michael Hickey (director); David Pattenden (director vice-president); David Pattenden (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from William James Henderson Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119298495RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.