List of foundations in Canada
 | This article needs to be updated. (August 2021) |
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, they made up 12% of all registered charities in Canada.[1] As of March 2021, 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 February 2021 is Mastercard Foundation (private), with $23.7 billion in assets.
List[]
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) | |
| +$362 million (2015) | ||
| Calgary Foundation | +$750 million | |
| Canada Foundation for Innovation | ||
| Canadian Race Relations Foundation | ||
| +$45 million (2014) | ||
| $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) | |
| +$140 million | ||
| +$80 million | ||
| Eldee Foundation | +$15 million (2014) | |
| $78 million (2014) | ||
| $83 million (2014) | ||
| +$175 million (2015) | ||
| +$50 million | ||
| +$10 million | ||
| +$1.76 billion (2014) | ||
| +$220 million | ||
| +$130 million | ||
| Historica Foundation of Canada | unknown | |
| Hospital for Sick Children Foundation, The | +$470 million | |
| +$1.38 Billion | ||
| +$20 million | ||
| +$70 million | ||
| Judy and Paul Bronfman Charitable Foundation | $17.9 million (2014) | |
| +$470 million | ||
| +$30 million | ||
| Laidlaw Foundation | +$50 million | |
| +$70 million | ||
| +$68 million (2015)[4] | ||
| +$50 million | ||
| Manning Foundation | ||
| Mastercard Foundation | $23.7 billion (2021) | private |
| Max Bell Foundation | +$50 million | |
| +$30 million | ||
| +$50 million | ||
| New Brunswick Innovation Foundation | +$35 million | |
| +$30 million | ||
| +$99 million (2014) | ||
| +$90 million | ||
| $20.8 million (2015) | ||
| +13.6 million | ||
| $64.3 million | ||
| unknown | ||
| The Winnipeg Foundation | +661 million (2014) | |
| Weston Family Foundation | +$285 million (2014) | |
| +$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.
- ^ http://www.cflsa.ca/admin/resources/files/2017-audited-financial-statements.bdo.pdf
- ^ http://www.lcf.on.ca/about-us/financial-information
External links[]
- Philanthropic Foundations Canada
- Annual Registered Charity Information Returns from the Canada Revenue Agency
- https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/hacc/srch/pub/advncdSrch
- Foundation Search Canada
- Ajah Fundtracker - online directory of all of the Canadian foundations
- donate2charities.ca[permanent dead link] - All Canadian registered charities, information and statistic.
- Foundations based in Canada
- Lists of organizations based in Canada