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James A. Burton and Family Foundation

James A. Burton and Family Foundation is a Canadian private foundation based in Ottawa, Ontario. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $948,000 a year, mostly to education and religious organizations in Ontario.

Giving: $100K to $1M a year

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Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $948,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $1.6 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 46 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $12,000 and the largest was about $882,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 32 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included Family Enterprise Foundation / Fondation Des Familles Entrepreneuriales, ORILLIA CHRISTIAN CENTRE and Shaw Festival Theatre, Canada.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to education (50%), religious (27%) and arts and culture (10%) organizations, based on each recipient's registered charity category.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went to recipients in Ontario (100%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “TO RECEIVE AND MAINTAIN A FUND OR FUNDS AND TO APPLY ALL OR PART OF THE PRINCIPAL AND INCOME THEREFROM, FROM TIME TO TIME, TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ALSO REGISTERED CHARITIES UNDER THE INCOME TAX ACT.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Website: https://www.jabff.com/who-weve-helped/. Last checked 2026-10-25.Funder website · 2026-10-25

Sources

CRA T3010 charity information returns. Last updated 2025-01-31.

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