Weston Family Foundation / Fondation de la famille Weston
Private foundationFoundations·22 ST.CLAIR AVE E SUITE 1400 · TORONTO, ON · M4T 2S5·BN 889015194RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
This is a foundation: it mostly grants money to other charities, so program-spending ratios are the wrong lens. We show the share of spending disbursed to qualified donees instead.
This charity filed the simplified return, so some figures can't be computed. Fewer numbers, never invented ones.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE CHARITABLE SECTOR BY MAKING GRANTS TO QUALIFIED DONEES THAT OPERATE IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION CONSERVATION NEUROSCIENCE MICROBIOME RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN CANADA'S NORTH. THE QUALIFIED DONEES THAT THE FOUNDATION FUNDS INCLUDES OTHER CANADIAN REGISTERED CHARITIES AND LISTED UNIVERSITIES OUTSIDE OF CANADA. IN ADDITION TO ITS PRINCIPAL COMMITMENTS THE FOUNDATION MAKES A NUMBER OF DIRECTOR-INITIATED AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT-INITIATED GRANTS EACH YEAR. DUE TO ITS FOCUSED GRANTMAKING THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT ACCEPT UNSOLICITED APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS. IN 2… Show more
THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE CHARITABLE SECTOR BY MAKING GRANTS TO QUALIFIED DONEES THAT OPERATE IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION CONSERVATION NEUROSCIENCE MICROBIOME RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN CANADA'S NORTH. THE QUALIFIED DONEES THAT THE FOUNDATION FUNDS INCLUDES OTHER CANADIAN REGISTERED CHARITIES AND LISTED UNIVERSITIES OUTSIDE OF CANADA. IN ADDITION TO ITS PRINCIPAL COMMITMENTS THE FOUNDATION MAKES A NUMBER OF DIRECTOR-INITIATED AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT-INITIATED GRANTS EACH YEAR. DUE TO ITS FOCUSED GRANTMAKING THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT ACCEPT UNSOLICITED APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS. IN 2022 THE FOUNDATION LAUNCHED A TIME-LIMITED INNOVATION CHALLENGE FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS IN CANADA. THIS SIX-YEAR COMPETITION ONLY PROVIDES GRANT FUNDING TO QUALIFIED DONEES.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.
Disbursed to qualified donees
T1 · computed (open data)93%
Per its F2024 T3010, this share of total spending went to other registered charities.
T3010 line 5050 ÷ 5100 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)100%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)—
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$65.9M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)5%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $39.8M | — | 100% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $39.9M | — | 100% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $40.1M | — | 100% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $57.9M | — | 100% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $62.1M | — | 100% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $65.9M | — | 100% | — |
| trend |
From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
Board of directors
17 directors reported · 2 of 17at arm's length
- VAUX, ROBERTDIRECTORarm's length
- DALGLISH, CAMILLADIRECTORnot at arm's length
- REBANKS, WENDYDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- BAUTA, GRETCHENDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- WESTON, HILARY MDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- BAUTA, CHRISTIANDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- WESTON, GALEN GDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- MITCHELL, MARKDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- MITCHELL, ELIZADIRECTORnot at arm's length
- REBANKS, TAMARADIRECTORnot at arm's length
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- DALGLISH, GEORDIEDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- MITCHELL, GARFIELDDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- ADAMO, EMMADIRECTORnot at arm's length
- BAUTA, NICOLASDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- BAUTA, PILARDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- MURDOCH, MELISSADIRECTORnot at arm's length
- CURRIE, GORDONDIRECTORarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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