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Foundation grants to teaching institutions in Canada

24,932 gifts3,138 foundations gave1,707 charities received$3,123,982,041 in totalTypical gift $10,000CRA filings 2022 to 2024

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

Gift sizes

Under $5,0008,004 gifts
$5,000 to $24,9998,353 gifts
$25,000 to $99,9994,813 gifts
$100,000 or more3,762 gifts

Charities that received the most

  1. The Governors of the University of CalgaryCalgary, AB · $186,565,520
  2. The Governing Council of the University of TorontoToronto, ON · $174,654,946
  3. L'Institution Royale pour L'Avancement des Sciences / Royal Institution for the Advancement of LearningMontreal, QC · $173,785,573
  4. University of British ColumbiaVancouver, BC · $139,818,160
  5. Université de MontréalMontreal, QC · $99,270,658
  6. The Governors of the University of AlbertaEdmonton, AB · $92,472,343
  7. Queen's University at KingstonKingston, ON · $72,199,512
  8. Mcmaster UniversityHamilton, ON · $69,696,914

Recent gifts

FoundationCharityYearGift
The Angel Gabriel FoundationCambridge, ONUpper Canada CollegeToronto, ON2024$50,000,000
Fondation CourtoisMontréal, QCUniversité de MontréalMontreal, QC2024$27,857,036
Mastercard FoundationToronto, ONL'Institution Royale pour L'Avancement des Sciences / Royal Institution for the Advancement of LearningMontreal, QC2024$22,184,339
Alberta Children's Hospital FoundationCalgary, ABThe Governors of the University of CalgaryCalgary, AB2024$21,347,886
La Fondation Rossy the Rossy FoundationTown Of Mount-Royal, QCThe Governing Council of the University of TorontoToronto, ON2024$15,072,984
Fondation HEC MontréalMontreal, QCCorporation de L'Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales de MontrealMontreal, QC2024$13,258,208
La Fondation de l'Université de Sherbrooke-The Foundation ofthe 'Université de Sherbrooke'Sherbrooke, QCUniversite de SherbrookeSherbrooke, QC2024$13,102,996
Shawnigan Lake School FoundationShawnigan Lake, BCShawnigan Lake SchoolShawnigan Lake, BC2024$10,767,862
Temerty FoundationToronto, ONThe Governing Council of the University of TorontoToronto, ON2024$10,670,000
Brookfield Partners FoundationToronto, ONToronto Metropolitan UniversityToronto, ON2024$10,000,000
Brookfield Partners FoundationToronto, ONToronto Metropolitan UniversityToronto, ON2024$10,000,000
Concordia University Inter-Generational Fund Fonds Intergénérationnel de L'Université ConcordiaMontreal, QCUniversite ConcordiaMontreal, QC2024$9,479,294
Fondation de l'Université du Québec à MontréalMontreal, QCUniversité du Québec à MontréalMontreal, QC2024$8,352,090
Weston Family Foundation / Fondation de la famille WestonToronto, ONL'Institution Royale pour L'Avancement des Sciences / Royal Institution for the Advancement of LearningMontreal, QC2024$8,095,192
Stollery Children's Hospital FoundationEdmonton, ABThe Governors of the University of AlbertaEdmonton, AB2024$7,841,182
Lakefield College School FoundationLakefield, ONLakefield College SchoolLakefield, ON2024$7,747,380
Mastercard FoundationToronto, ONQueen's University at KingstonKingston, ON2024$7,508,682
University Hospitals FoundationEdmonton, ABThe Governors of the University of AlbertaEdmonton, AB2024$7,059,950
The Bruce H. Mitchell FoundationToronto, ONQueen's University at KingstonKingston, ON2024$7,025,000
British Columbia Institute of Technology FoundationBurnaby, BCBritish Columbia Institute of TechnologyBurnaby, BC2024$6,930,072

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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.