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Toronto, ON · Public foundation

Inspirit Foundation

We promote inclusion and pluralism through media and arts support for young content creators and impact investing - specifically addressing discrimination based on ethnicity race or religion.

C$3.7M
Granted FY2024still arriving
57
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
Regions reached
C$500k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your edgeRead
04Your fieldRead
01What you fund
01FY2024 · 57 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under C$10k6 grants · C$23k
  • C$10k–50k21 grants · C$557k
  • C$50k–250k29 grants · C$2.6M
  • C$250k+1 grant · C$500k
C$50,000
Median grant
6
Regions reached
C$33M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES RESILIENCE FUNDC$500,000
Individual grant recipientC$245,960
THE MOSQUERS FILM FESTIVAL FOUNDATIONC$152,500
SMI (STORY MONEY IMPACT) FILM SOCIETYC$130,000
FONDATION BÉATIC$120,000
INDIGINEWS - DISCOURSE COMMUNITY PUBLISHING LTDC$102,500
MUSLIMS IN MEDIAC$100,000
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTOC$100,000
COLUMBIA INSTITUTEC$100,000
COMMUNITY RADIO FOUNDATION OF CANADAC$100,000
FIRST NATIONS UNIVERSITY OF CANADA (INDIGENOUSC$100,000
Individual grant recipientC$90,000
ALL MY RELATIONS INDIGENOUS SOCIETYC$90,000
INDIGENOUS FASHION ARTSC$90,000
THE SAMARA CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACYC$85,000
02The need
02

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Where your grant dollars land — at home and around the world.

Your giving at home — 73% of grant dollars (C$10M). The 27% that went abroad (C$3.7M) is mapped below.

Which regions your grants reach

Ontario
C$6.1M
British Columbia
C$1.5M
Quebec
C$1.2M
Alberta
C$926k
Saskatchewan
C$286k
Nova Scotia
C$60k
Northwest Territories
C$20k
Manitoba
C$20k
Yukon
C$1k

Beyond home — 27% of all-years giving (C$3.7M)

0 countries, by the recipient’s country on the filing.

grant dollars sentlessmore

International giving is mapped by the recipient’s country from the same T3010 filings; comparable need data isn’t available at that grain.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

77%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
C$11M · 70 repeat orgsC$3.1M to everyone else

70 repeat relationships — 30 still active in FY2024, 40 since wound down; 25 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

70
84

Total granted

C$11M
C$2.1M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+33%
+41%

Still filing today

64%
65%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; C$1.0M went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as “new.”

Backed again, and grew

  • 3C
    3853827 Canada Foundation
    8× · 2017–2024 · C$603k · revenue +260% · 90% of their budget
  • CF
    COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS CANADA
    2× · 2021–2022 · C$600k · revenue +18%
  • S(
    SMI (STORY MONEY IMPACT) FILM SOCIETY
    4× · 2021–2024 · C$408k · revenue +149% · 25% of their budget

Funded once

  • CF
    CALGARY FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · C$400k · revenue +41%
  • IS
    INDIGENOUS SCREEN OFFICE
    one grant, 2020 · C$108k
  • SW
    SKETCH WORKING ARTS FOR STREET INVOLVED AND HOMLESS YO
    one grant, 2022 · C$104k · revenue -44%

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent CRA filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matches that aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Magenta Publishing for the Arts

The flash forward incubator program gives young artists and educators an ability to work together to create dynamic learning experiences and resources that optimize student learning and set them on a path to success as they develop their…

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2
National Screen Institute - Canada L'institut National Des Arts De L'ÉCran - Canada

Access bipoc producers: training and mentorship for producers; cbc new indigenous voices23: training program for indigenous creators; cinematoba: filmmaker support for mb; nsi indigidocs 21 – 23: training and mentoring; nsi series…

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3
Indigenous Culture and Media Innovations

Icmi is an artist run multi-arts organization providing access to the arts for indigenous people in ontario. icmi provides professional development opportunities projects productions facilities and equipment to indigenous communities

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4
Why Not Theatre

Why not theatre is an agile international theatre company based in toronto canada rooted in the values of innovation community and collaboration. our work is inventive cross-cultural and reflects our passion for the exploration of…

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5
The Resilience Institute

The organization develops educational programs & conducts active participatory research on climate change & sustainability. Priority program areas include developing the capacity of Indigenous Communities to adapt to climate impacts &…

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6
Siminovitch Theatre Foundation

The Siminovitch Prize Foundation celebrates inspires convenes and connects theatre artists on a national stage across disciplines geography and language groups. Its portfolio of programs helps groundbreaking artists thrive creatively and…

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7
Fora: Network for Change

Fora: network for change is global network of young feminist changemakers. through our governance programming leadership development social impact initiatives and feminist research we make bold strategic investments in young women and…

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8
Indian Summer Arts Society

Indian Summer Arts Society commissions and presents significant local national and international programming that catalyzes and inspires dialogue and global citizenship and reflects Vancouver's position as a harbour for diverse arts ideas…

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9
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research - Institut canadien des recherches avancées

CIFAR’s research programs are at the heart of its operations designed to push the boundaries of knowledge and create long-term societal impact. Currently CIFAR supports 15 research programs across diverse fields from artificial…

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10
Sick Muse Art Projects

We collaborate with community partners create spaces for Emerging Artists from equity-seeking groups immigrant refugee and newcomer artists to showcase their work to access opportunities for professional development and to engage…

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11
Paprika Theatre Festival

Paprika Festival is a youth-led professional performing arts organization. We run year round professional training and mentorship programs that culminate in a performing arts festival of new work by young artists. We generate opportunities…

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12
Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art

5 contemporary art exhibition with Asian and Asian diasporic artists from Canada and abroad Film screening with Canadian and international artists and artist collectives. Annual Art and Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon Arts writing…

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For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Toronto Artscape Foundation and the most unlike its peers is Algoma University UniversitÉ Algoma. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

03the grantee network

116 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2024.

Each one resolved to its own CRA returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2024, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 116 of the 179 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

10
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
42
Early backer (in before they grew)
109/116
Grantees still filing
75/116
Grew since you first funded

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%C$100kC$1.0MC$10MC$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetINDIGENOUS PEOPLES RESILIENCE FUND — C$1,300,000 over 2y, 19% of budget3853827 Canada Foundation — C$603,000 over 8y, 90% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS CANADA — C$600,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetCOLUMBIA INSTITUTE — C$565,000 over 7y, 16% of budgetSMI (STORY MONEY IMPACT) FILM SOCIETY — C$408,100 over 4y, 25% of budgetCALGARY FOUNDATION — C$400,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFIRST NATIONS UNIVERSITY OF CANADA (INDIGENOUS — C$274,050 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetTORONTO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY — C$253,245 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCENTRE FOR ABORIGINAL MEDIA — C$253,100 over 5y, 5.5% of budgetFONDATION BÉATI — C$240,000 over 2y, 5.2% of budgetTHE MOSQUERS FILM FESTIVAL FOUNDATION — C$227,500 over 2y, 36% of budgetTides Canada Initiatives Society — C$220,000 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetLES PRODUCTIONS FEUX SACRES INC — C$200,265 over 3y, 50% of budgetCOMMUNITY RADIO FOUNDATION OF CANADA — C$200,000 over 2y, 49% of budgetIslamic Family and Social Services Association (IFSSA) — C$170,500 over 4y, 4.0% of budgetC4C CANADA/CANADA C4C — C$167,000 over 3y, 29% of budgetCONSEIL DES ARTS DE MONTRÉAL — C$150,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetDOCUMENTARY ORGANIZATION OF CANADA — C$145,000 over 2y, 7.9% of budgetMUSLIMS IN MEDIA — C$139,867 over 2y, 45% of budgetChildren's Peace Theatre — C$127,485 over 3y, 11% of budgetTHE CANADIAN MUSLIM VOTE — C$125,000 over 3y, 16% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF TORONTO — C$120,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTORONTO WARD MUSEUM INC. — C$119,860 over 4y, 27% of budgetSKETCH WORKING ARTS FOR STREET INVOLVED AND HOMLESS YO — C$103,780 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetThe MacMillan Family Foundation — C$100,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetTHE SAMARA CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY — C$95,000 over 2y, 9.8% of budgetFAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICES OF THE WATERLOO REGION FOUNDATI — C$95,000 over 2y, 3.8% of budgetHOT DOCS — C$82,500 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetFoundation Michaelle Jean Foundation — C$75,000 over 2y, 8.6% of budgetCONCORDIA UNIVERSIDTY — C$75,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAW VIDEO ASSOCIATION - DIGITAL ARTS RESOURCE — C$65,000 over 2y, 7.8% of budgetArts in Action Society — C$60,000 over 2y, 10% of budgetHamilton East Kiwanis Boys and Girls Club — C$57,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetCANADA WORLD YOUTH — C$52,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetUnited Way of Thunder Bay — C$50,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetCANADIAN INDEPENDENT SCREEN FUND FOR BPOC CREATORS (CISF) — C$50,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF TORONTO — C$50,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCARLETON UNIVERSITY — C$50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMuslim Social Services Kitchener Waterloo — C$45,000 over 1y, 42% of budgetNATIONAL TRUST OF CANADA — C$45,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetOUTSIDE THE MARCH THEATRE COMPANY INC. — C$45,000 over 2y, 3.5% of budgetHARBOURFRONT CORPORATION — C$42,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTheatre for Living Society — C$40,000 over 2y, 8.0% of budgetHEARTWOOD CENTRE — C$35,000 over 2y, 7.0% of budgetCanadian Roots Exchange — C$32,000 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetWELLESLEY INSTITUTE — C$30,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetReelworld Foundation — C$30,000 over 3y, 57% of budgetOCAD UNIVERSITY — C$30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds INDIGENOUS PEOPLES RESILIENCE FUND ↗
  • Who funds 3853827 Canada Foundation ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS CANADA ↗
  • Who funds COLUMBIA INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds SMI (STORY MONEY IMPACT) FILM SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds CALGARY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FIRST NATIONS UNIVERSITY OF CANADA (INDIGENOUS ↗
  • Who funds TORONTO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds CENTRE FOR ABORIGINAL MEDIA ↗
  • Who funds FONDATION BÉATI ↗
  • Who funds THE MOSQUERS FILM FESTIVAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Tides Canada Initiatives Society ↗
  • Who funds LES PRODUCTIONS FEUX SACRES INC ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY RADIO FOUNDATION OF CANADA ↗
  • Who funds Islamic Family and Social Services Association (IFSSA) ↗
  • Who funds C4C CANADA/CANADA C4C ↗
  • Who funds CONSEIL DES ARTS DE MONTRÉAL ↗
  • Who funds DOCUMENTARY ORGANIZATION OF CANADA ↗
  • Who funds MUSLIMS IN MEDIA ↗
  • Who funds Children's Peace Theatre ↗
  • Who funds THE CANADIAN MUSLIM VOTE ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO ↗
  • Who funds TORONTO WARD MUSEUM INC. ↗
  • Who funds SKETCH WORKING ARTS FOR STREET INVOLVED AND HOMLESS YO ↗
  • Who funds The MacMillan Family Foundation ↗
  • Who funds THE SAMARA CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY ↗

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The George Cedric Met…Makeway FoundationLaidlaw FoundationThe J W McConnell Fam…The K. M. Hunter Char…Toronto FoundationCanadian Race Relatio…The Catherine Donnell…The Chawkers foundati…The Trottier Family F…The Atkinson Charitab…Canadian Women's Foun…
The George Cedric Metcalf Charitable FoundationON18.3× affinity20 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation · Makeway Foundation · Laidlaw Foundation · The J W McConnell Family Foundation/La Fondation de la Famille J W McConnell · The K. M. Hunter Charitable · Toronto Foundation · Canadian Race Relations Foundation - Fondation Canadienne Des Relations Raciales · The Catherine Donnelly Foundation · The Chawkers foundation · The Trottier Family Foundation/La Fondation Familiale Trottier · The Atkinson Charitable Foundation · Canadian Women's Foundation / Fondation Canadienne Des Femmes

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from the Canada Revenue Agency’s published T3010 data — your own annual information return and the multi-year returns of the 179 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year) — each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program description on its T3010; we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without a BN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears. How we build these →

Generated from your T3010 annual information return for the fiscal period ending 2024-12-31, as published by the Canada Revenue Agency in 2024. Amounts are Canadian dollars, as filed and never converted. Registered as a public foundation under support of religion.

Source object 119286748:2024-12-31 · View the T3010 on the CRA register

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