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The Brian and Joannah Lawson Family Foundation

The Brian and Joannah Lawson Family Foundation is a Canadian private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $3.9 million a year, mostly to education and philanthropic organizations in Ontario.

Giving: Over $1M a year

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Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $3.9 million a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $1.5 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 57 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $100,000 and the largest was about $4 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 25 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included TRINITY COLLEGE, Community Food Centres Canada and THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to education (59%), philanthropic (18%) and health (9%) 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 (99%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO DISBURSE THE INCOME FROM ITS INVESTMENTS AND GIFTS RECEIVED TO QUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS TO FURTHER THE PHILANTHROPIC OBJECTIVES OF BRIAN AND JOANNAH LAWSON AND THEIR OFFSPRING.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Website: https://childnutrition.utoronto.ca/. 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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