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Toronto, ON · Private foundation

Laidlaw Foundation

Indigenous youth and community futures fund: a grant stream that support grassroots community-based and indigenous youth-led and benefiting groups focused on the land learning and culture and language retention.

C$3.6M
Granted FY2024still arriving
90
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
Regions reached
C$500k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your edgeRead
04Your fieldRead
01What you fund
01FY2024 · 90 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under C$10k44 grants · C$129k
  • C$10k–50k26 grants · C$683k
  • C$50k–250k18 grants · C$1.8M
  • C$250k+2 grants · C$1.0M
C$10,000
Median grant
4
Regions reached
C$84M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES RESILIENCE FUNDC$500,000
CALGARY FOUNDATIONC$500,000
ESHKINIIGJIK NAANDWECHIGEGAMIG AABIISH GAA BINJIBAAYING - EC$133,000
YOUTH ASSOCIATION FOR ACADEMICS ATHLETICS AND CHARACTER EDC$104,600
UNITY CHARITYC$103,200
POWER TO GIRLS FOUNDATIONC$101,000
ARDOCH ALGONQUIN FIRST NATIONC$101,000
CARIBBEAN AFRICAN CANADIAN SCHOOL (CAFCAN) SERVICESC$101,000
TNO - THE NEIGHBOURHOOD ORGANIZATIONC$101,000
DISABILITY JUSTICE NETWORK OF ONTARIOC$100,000
Individual grant recipientC$100,000
PROJECT AGAPEC$100,000
Individual grant recipientC$100,000
THINK 2WICE INTERNATIONALC$100,000
THE PEOPLE FOR TOMORROWC$100,000
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 — 78% of grant dollars (C$17M). The 22% that went abroad (C$4.7M) is mapped below.

Beyond home — 22% of all-years giving (C$4.7M)

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.

75%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
C$16M · 91 repeat orgsC$5.4M to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +70% since the first grant, against +41% for the ones you funded once.

91 repeat relationships — 32 still active in FY2024, 59 since wound down; 42 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

91
210

Total granted

C$16M
C$4.0M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+70%
+41%

Still filing today

79%
71%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 59% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; C$1.5M 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

  • IP
    INDIGENOUS PEOPLES RESILIENCE FUND
    4× · 2021–2024 · C$2.0M · revenue +76% · 25% of their budget
  • CF
    CALGARY FOUNDATION
    4× · 2021–2024 · C$2.0M · revenue +41%
  • SB
    SUCCESS BEYOND LIMITS EDUCATION PROGRAM INC.
    5× · 2018–2022 · C$630k · revenue +237% · 37% of their budget

Funded once

  • CC
    CEE CENTRE FOR YOUNG BLACK PROFESSIONALSgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · C$537k · revenue +331% · 42% of their budget
  • PP
    PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF TORONTO
    one grant, 2019 · C$129k · revenue +10%
  • BS
    BLUE SKY HEALING CENTREgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · C$110k · revenue +26%

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
Toronto Artscape Foundation

To increase the public's understanding of arts and culture through education and to provide support for development of various facilities in which artistic and cultural events takes place. core programs include: community access program:…

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2
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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3
Leap Pecaut Centre for Social Impact

LEAP Pecaut Centre for Social Impact initiates and leads multi-sector collaborations to tackle some of society’s biggest problems in education employment and health. Over five years taking their needs and stages of development into…

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4
Toronto Youth Development

Educational and sports programs for underprivileged at-risk youth in toronto

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5
Onestp-Ontario Network of Employment Skills Training Project

1) sustainable livlihoods training program - pre-employment support for women facing barriers to entering the workplace 2) culture connect training program - coaching program for building more inclusive workplaces

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6
The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority / Office De Protection De La Nature De Toronto

TRCA works to protect conserve and restore natural resources within its jurisdiction for the benefit of current and future generations. TRCA provides programs and services that support healthy rivers and shorelines sustainable communities…

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7
Outward Bound Canada

OBC delivers experiential education programs that cultivate resilience leadership connections and compassion through inspiring journeys of self discovery in the natural world. The majority of our programs take place while travelling…

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8
Youth Challenge International

Yci delivers creative market-ready solutions that catapult youth in canada and globally to succeed and prosper. yci's international programs contribute towards sustainable youth livelihoods. herstart innovate the future is an 8 year…

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9
Ywca Toronto

YWCA works to transform the lives of women girls and gender diverse people who face systemic violence discrimination and poverty in Toronto by operating: -Housing programs including transitional housing for women and children experiencing…

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10
Ontario Association of Youth Employment Centres

Training opportunities-trains employment service providers who comprise our publicly funded workforce development sector in ontario -research-researches evidence-led approaches for equitable employment to inform policy decisions -advocacy-…

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11
Mental Health Research Canada/Recherche En Sante Mentale Canada

Mental Health Research Canada (MHRC) is a national charitable organization that is dedicated to improving the lives of all Canadians by advancing mental health knowledge. Our vision is to create a Canada with better mental health for all…

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12
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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For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Native Canadian Centre of Toronto and the most unlike its peers is Farley Foundation. 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

239 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. 239 of the 343 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
94
Early backer (in before they grew)
233/239
Grantees still filing
188/239
Grew since you first funded

Showing your 200 largest grantees by grant value.

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$2,000,000 over 4y, 25% of budgetCALGARY FOUNDATION — C$2,000,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetSUCCESS BEYOND LIMITS EDUCATION PROGRAM INC. — C$630,000 over 5y, 37% of budgetCEE CENTRE FOR YOUNG BLACK PROFESSIONALS — C$537,000 over 1y, 42% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS OF CANADA — C$525,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCHILDREN'S PEACE THEATRE — C$523,000 over 7y, 18% of budgetTORONTO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY — C$502,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE REMIX PROJECT — C$407,102 over 5y, 9.4% of budgetTRUST 15 YOUTH COMMUNITY SUPPORT ORGANIZATION — C$379,000 over 5y, 43% of budgetCENTRE FOR SPANISH SPEAKING PEOPLES — C$336,190 over 4y, 4.8% of budgetESHKINIIGJIK NAANDWECHIGEGAMIG AABIISH GAA BINJIBAAYING - E — C$333,600 over 5y, 4.3% of budgetSKETCH WORKING ARTS — C$321,304 over 4y, 2.7% of budgetCANADIAN ROOTS EXCHANGE — C$300,000 over 3y, 15% of budgetYork University (Citizen Empowerment Project) — C$300,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTURNING POINT YOUTH SERVICES — C$299,940 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetPEACEBUILDERS INTERNATIONAL (CANADA) — C$235,000 over 4y, 10% of budgetTUNGASUVVINGAT INUIT — C$221,395 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetAMADEUSZ — C$210,571 over 3y, 39% of budgetUNITY CHARITY — C$203,200 over 2y, 7.1% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF EAST SCARBOROUGH — C$200,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetBLACK CREEK COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE — C$200,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetAlbion Neighbourhood Services (Amadeusz) — C$200,000 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetLITERAL CHANGE — C$199,250 over 2y, 91% of budgetFINDINF OUR POWER TOGETHER — C$195,500 over 4y, 49% of budgetOTTAWA INUIT CHILDREN'S CENTRE — C$180,000 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetLeave Out Violence — C$174,436 over 2y, 12% of budgetKIDS WITH INCARCERATED PARENTS (KIP) CANADA — C$167,390 over 3y, 21% of budgetWAABINONG HEAD START FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE — C$152,500 over 5y, 2.3% of budgetANISSHNAWBE HEALTH FOUNDATION — C$150,000 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetDELTA FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE — C$144,882 over 4y, 2.5% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF TORONTO — C$128,808 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetTungasuvvingat Inuit — C$119,026 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetRESTORATION AND EMPOWERMENT FOR SOCIAL TRANSITION CENTRES — C$110,000 over 1y, 7.7% of budgetTHE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERISTY OF TORONTO — C$104,220 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTNO - THE NEIGHBOURHOOD ORGANIZATION — C$101,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCARIBBEAN AFRICAN CANADIAN SCHOOL (CAFCAN) SERVICES — C$101,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetBlack Creek Community Health (YAAACE) — C$101,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetURBAN ALLIANCE ON RACE RELATIONS — C$100,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetCHILD WELFARE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE CANADA — C$98,395 over 2y, 58% of budgetFOR YOUTH INITIATIVE IN TORONTO — C$97,910 over 3y, 13% of budgetMINWAASHIN LODGE - INDIGENOUS WOMEN'S SUPPORT CENTRE — C$91,500 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetJUMP MATH — C$85,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION GREY BRUCE — C$78,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetTeach For Canada — C$75,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetWATER FIRST EDUCATION AND TRAINING INC. / L'EAU D'ABORD ÉDUC — C$69,000 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetTORONTO FOUNDATION — C$59,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetMASSEY COLLEGE — C$53,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetBRIGS YOUTH SAIL TRAINING — C$52,500 over 2y, 71% 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 CALGARY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SUCCESS BEYOND LIMITS EDUCATION PROGRAM INC. ↗
  • Who funds CEE CENTRE FOR YOUNG BLACK PROFESSIONALS ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS OF CANADA ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S PEACE THEATRE ↗
  • Who funds TORONTO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds THE REMIX PROJECT ↗
  • Who funds TRUST 15 YOUTH COMMUNITY SUPPORT ORGANIZATION ↗
  • Who funds CENTRE FOR SPANISH SPEAKING PEOPLES ↗
  • Who funds ESHKINIIGJIK NAANDWECHIGEGAMIG AABIISH GAA BINJIBAAYING - E ↗
  • Who funds SKETCH WORKING ARTS ↗
  • Who funds CANADIAN ROOTS EXCHANGE ↗
  • Who funds York University (Citizen Empowerment Project) ↗
  • Who funds TURNING POINT YOUTH SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds PEACEBUILDERS INTERNATIONAL (CANADA) ↗
  • Who funds TUNGASUVVINGAT INUIT ↗
  • Who funds AMADEUSZ ↗
  • Who funds FEATHERS OG HOPE LES PLUMES DE L'ESPOIR ↗
  • Who funds UNITY CHARITY ↗
  • Who funds BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF EAST SCARBOROUGH ↗
  • Who funds BLACK CREEK COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE ↗
  • Who funds Albion Neighbourhood Services (Amadeusz) ↗
  • Who funds LITERAL CHANGE ↗
  • Who funds FINDINF OUR POWER TOGETHER ↗
  • Who funds OTTAWA INUIT CHILDREN'S CENTRE ↗
  • Who funds Leave Out Violence ↗
  • Who funds KIDS WITH INCARCERATED PARENTS (KIP) CANADA ↗
  • Who funds WAABINONG HEAD START FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE ↗
  • Who funds ANISSHNAWBE HEALTH FOUNDATION ↗

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.

Toronto FoundationKids Up Front Foundat…The Peter Gilgan Foun…The George Cedric Met…Makeway Charitable So…The McLean FoundationInspirit FoundationThe Atkinson Charitab…Toronto District Scho…The J W McConnell Fam…The Catherine Donnell…Jackman Foundation
Toronto FoundationON19.7× affinity99 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Toronto Foundation · Kids Up Front Foundation (Toronto) · The Peter Gilgan Foundation · The George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation · Makeway Charitable Society · The McLean Foundation · Inspirit Foundation · The Atkinson Charitable Foundation · Toronto District School Board · The J W McConnell Family Foundation/La Fondation de la Famille J W McConnell · The Catherine Donnelly Foundation · Jackman Foundation

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 343 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 private foundation under foundations advancing education.

Source object 107589913:2024-12-31 · View the T3010 on the CRA register

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