This is a list of foundations in Canada. Foundations in Canada are registered charities. Under Canadian law, foundations may be public or private; as of 2021[update], they made up 12% of all registered charities in Canada.[1] As of March 2021[update], Canada had 4,961 public foundations and 6,189 private.[1]
Canadian foundations collectively comprise a very large asset base for philanthropy. As of 2003, there were over 2,000 active grantmaking foundations in Canada, who had total assets of CA$12.5 billion, with total grants given that year of over $1 billion. In 2018, public and private foundations held around $91.9 billion in assets and made $7 billion in grants.[1]
The largest foundation in Canada as of June 2023 is Mastercard Foundation (private), with $37 billion in assets.
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The following is a list of foundations in Canada that have at least CA$10 million in assets, as per their most recent Registered Charity Information Return with the Canada Revenue Agency.
| Name | Assets (CAD) | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Atkinson Foundation | $77 million (2014) | |
| Azrieli Foundation | $1 billion[2] (2014) | |
| British Columbia's Children's Hospital Foundation | $362 million (2015) | |
| Calgary Foundation | $750 million | |
| Canada Foundation for Innovation | ||
| Canadian Race Relations Foundation | ||
| Claridge Foundation | $45 million (2014) | |
| Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta | $26 million (2016)[3] | |
| Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada | $48 million | |
| David Suzuki Foundation | $16 million (2014) | |
| Donner Canadian Foundation | $120 million (2014) | |
| Edmonton Community Foundation, The | $140 million | |
| EJLB Foundation, The | $80 million | |
| Eldee Foundation | $15 million (2014) | |
| F.K. Morrow Foundation | $78 million (2014) | |
| Fondation du Grand Montréal | $83 million (2014) | |
| Fondation J. Armand Bombardier | $175 million (2015) | |
| Fondation J.-Louis Levesque | $50 million | |
| Fondation J.A. De Seve | $10 million | |
| Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon | $2.07 billion (2019)[4] | |
| Fondation Marcelle et Jean Coutu | $220 million | |
| George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation, The | $130 million | |
| Historica Foundation of Canada | unknown | |
| Hospital for Sick Children Foundation, The | $470 million | |
| Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal | $1.38 Billion | |
| John Dobson Foundation | $20 million | |
| J.P. Bickell Foundation | $70 million | |
| Judy and Paul Bronfman Charitable Foundation | $17.9 million (2014) | |
| J.W. McConnell Family Foundation | $470 million | |
| Kinnear Foundation | $30 million | |
| Laidlaw Foundation | $50 million | |
| Lawson Foundation | $70 million | |
| London Community Foundation | $68 million (2015)[5] | |
| Macdonald Stewart Foundation, The | $50 million | |
| Manning Foundation | ||
| Mastercard Foundation | $23.7 billion (2021) | private |
| Max Bell Foundation | $50 million | |
| Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research | ||
| Molson Foundation, The | $30 million | |
| Muttart Foundation, The | $50 million | |
| New Brunswick Innovation Foundation | $35 million | |
| Peter Munk Charitable Foundation | $30 million | |
| Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation | $99 million (2014) | |
| R. Howard Webster Foundation | $90 million | |
| Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation | $20.8 million (2015) | |
| Rick Hansen Foundation | 13.6 million | |
| Saskatoon Community Foundation | $64.3 million | |
| Team Brother Bear | unknown | |
| The Winnipeg Foundation | 661 million (2014) | |
| Weston Family Foundation | $285 million (2014) | |
| Vancity Community Foundation | $49 million (2014) | |
| Vancouver Foundation | $986 million (2014) | |
| Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation | $60 million |
References
- ^ a b c "Canadian Foundation Facts". Philanthropic Foundations Canada. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
- ^ Hill, Michael. "Naomi Azrieli-Heritage and Legacy". Dolce. Dolce Vita Luxury Magazine. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Blumberg, Mark and Henri Pasha, « Which Canadian charities had the largest assets in 2019? », CanadianCharityLaw.ca, September 6, 2021, https://www.canadiancharitylaw.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Which-Canadian-charities-had-the-largest-assets-in-2019.pdf
- ^ "Financial Information | London Community Foundation". Archived from the original on 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
External links
- Annual Registered Charity Information Returns from the Canada Revenue Agency
- Foundation Search Canada
- Ajah Fundtracker - online directory of all of the Canadian foundations
This page was last edited on 30 August 2023, at 22:17