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.
List[edit]
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.
References[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
- Annual Registered Charity Information Returns from the Canada Revenue Agency
- Foundation Search Canada
- Ajah Fundtracker - online directory of all of the Canadian foundations