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Support of schools and education · Canada

Foundation grants to support of schools and education in Canada

13,022 gifts2,062 foundations gave1,601 charities received$1,065,773,587 in totalTypical gift $10,000CRA filings 2022 to 2024

Every gift of $500 or more that a Canadian foundation reported to the CRA for support of schools and education in Canada. The table shows the most recent gifts, largest first within each year.

Gift sizes

Under $5,0004,418 gifts
$5,000 to $24,9994,799 gifts
$25,000 to $99,9992,473 gifts
$100,000 or more1,332 gifts

Charities that received the most

  1. Ashesi University Foundation CanadaToronto, ON · $252,674,252
  2. Canadian Associates of the Ben Gurion University of the Negev Inc.Toronto, ON · $43,857,462
  3. The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences - Next Einstein Initiative Foundation (Canada)North York, ON · $40,488,756
  4. Colleges and Institutes Canada/Collèges et Instituts CanadaOttawa, ON · $31,370,332
  5. The George Brown College FoundationToronto, ON · $28,542,768
  6. Universities Canada Universités CanadaOttawa, ON · $25,653,944
  7. The Canadian Society for the Weizmann Institute of ScienceWestmount, QC · $25,061,215
  8. Heseg FoundationToronto, ON · $18,070,000

Recent gifts

FoundationCharityYearGift
Brookfield Partners FoundationToronto, ONThe George Brown College FoundationToronto, ON2024$22,000,000
Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal / La Fondation Communautaire Juive de MontréalMontreal, QCCanadian Associates of the Ben Gurion University of the Negev Inc.Toronto, ON2024$21,331,615
Mastercard FoundationToronto, ONThe African Institute for Mathematical Sciences - Next Einstein Initiative Foundation (Canada)North York, ON2024$18,028,863
Mastercard FoundationToronto, ONColleges and Institutes Canada/Collèges et Instituts CanadaOttawa, ON2024$16,088,839
The Claridge Foundation-La fondation ClaridgeMontreal, QCCanadian Centre for Architecture / Centre Canadien D'ArchitectureMontreal, QC2024$7,783,132
United Jewish Appeal of Greater TorontoToronto, ONL'institut Canadien pour l'étude de l'antisémitisme et de la Politique / The Canadian institute for the Study of Global Anti-Semitism and PolicyMontreal, QC2024$7,631,298
The Organix Foundation IncMontreal, QCThe Kenauk Institute / L'Institut KenaukMontreal, QC2024$6,949,154
The DR. Wolf Lebovic Charitable FoundationAurora, ONCanadian Associates of the Ben Gurion University of the Negev Inc.Toronto, ON2024$5,275,000
Mastercard FoundationToronto, ONWorld University Service of Canada/L'Entraide Universitaire Mondiale du CanadaOttawa, ON2024$4,921,622
The Gerald Schwartz & Heather Reisman FoundationToronto, ONHeseg FoundationToronto, ON2024$4,600,000
The Gerald Schwartz & Heather Reisman FoundationToronto, ONThe Canadian Society for the Weizmann Institute of ScienceWestmount, QC2024$4,306,275
Beedie Luminaries FoundationBurnaby, BCUniversities Canada Universités CanadaOttawa, ON2024$4,228,059
J & H Feldman Charitable FoundationNorth York, ONYeshivah Toras ChaimMontreal, QC2024$3,224,950
The Jewish Legacy Charitable FoundationToronto, ONThe Canadian Friends of Ohr Somayach - Tanenbaum Centre - College of Judaic StudiesToronto, ON2024$3,191,778
Conam Charitable FoundationThornhill, ONFondation Famille Jacques LarivièreDeux-Montagnes, QC2024$2,997,920
Mastercard FoundationToronto, ONIndigenous Prosperity Foundation / Fondation pour la Prospérité AutochtoneOttawa, ON2024$2,909,639
The Rennie FoundationVancouver, BCNational Gallery of Canada FoundationOttawa, ON2024$2,729,688
The Balsillie Family FoundationToronto, ONArctic Research FoundationWaterloo, ON2024$2,500,000
Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal / La Fondation Communautaire Juive de MontréalMontreal, QCFondation Canadienne de L'Insead/Canadian Insead FoundationMontreal, QC2024$2,132,240
La Fondation Emmanuelle GattusoToronto, ONCanadian Federation of University Women - ST Catharines Charitable FundSt Catharines, ON2024$2,010,000

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Source: CRA T3010 registered charity information returns (qualified donees schedule), Open Government Licence – Canada. Gifts under $500 and donor-advised giving platforms are left out. Figures are as filed and may contain errors. Not affiliated with the CRA.