Foundations in Canada
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Foundations in Canada 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 $12.5 billion CAD, with total grants given that year of over $1 billion CAD. Under Canadian law, foundations may be public or private, but both are charities.
List of foundations in Canada
The following is a list of foundations in Canada that have at least $10 million CAD in assets. They are ordered in decreasing total asset size, as per their most recent Registered Charity Information Return with the Canada Revenue Agency, usually for 2004. All figures are in Canadian dollars.
- Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon (+$1.30 billion)
- Vancouver Foundation (+$600 million)
- J.W. McConnell Family Foundation (+$470 million)
- The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation (+$470 million)
- The Winnipeg Foundation (+$340 million)
- Foundation Marcelle et Jean Coutu (+$220 million)
- The Calgary Foundation (+$210 million)
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal (+$190 million)
- The Edmonton Community Foundation (+$140 million)
- The George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation (+$130 million)
- Foundation J. Armand Bombardier (+$120 million)
- Donner Canadian Foundation (+$100 million)
- Chastell Foundation (+$100 million)
- R. Howard Webster Foundation (+$90 million)
- The EJLB Foundation (+$80 million)
- The Kahanoff Foundation (+$80 million)
- F.K. Morrow Foundation (+$70 million)
- J.P. Bickell Foundation (+$70 million)
- Lawson Foundation (+$70 million)
- The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation (+$70 million)
- Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation (+$60 million)
- Atkinson Charitable Foundation (+$50 million)
- Fondation J.-Louis Levesque (+$50 million)
- Laidlaw Foundation (+$50 million)
- Max Bell Foundation (+$50 million)
- The Macdonald Stewart Foundation (+$50 million)
- The Muttart Foundation (+$50 million)
- The Richard Ivey Foundation (+$50 million)
- The Samuel and Sidey Bronfman Family Foundation (+$40 million)
- Kinnear Foundation (+$30 million)
- Peter Munk Charitable Foundation (+$30 million)
- The Molson Foundation (+$30 million)
- The W. Garfield Weston Foundation (+$30 million)
- Claridge Foundation (+$20 million)
- Eldee Foundation (+$20 million)
- John Dobson Foundation (+$20 million)
- Foundation J.A. De Seve (+$10 million)
References
- [Philantrhopic Foundations Canada]
- [Annual Registered Charity Information Returns from the Canada Revenue Agency]
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