List of foundations in Canada
This is a list of foundations in Canada. 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.
The following is a list of foundations in Canada that have at least $10 million CAD in assets, as per their most recent Registered Charity Information Return with the Canada Revenue Agency. They are ordered alphabetically. All figures are in Canadian dollars.
| Name | Assets (CAD) |
|---|---|
| Atkinson Charitable Foundation | +$77 million (2014) |
| British Columbia's Children's Hospital Foundation | +$362 million (2015) |
| Claridge Foundation | +$45 million (2014) |
| David Suzuki Foundation | +$16 million (2014) |
| Donner Canadian Foundation | +$120 million (2014) |
| Eldee Foundation | +$15 million (2014) |
| F.K. Morrow Foundation | $78 million (2014) |
| Fondation du Grand Montréal | $83 million (2014) |
| Fondation J. Armand Bombardier | +$175 million (2015) |
| Fondation J.-Louis Levesque | +$50 million |
| Fondation J.A. De Seve | +$10 million |
| Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon | +$1.76 billion (2014) |
| Fondation Marcelle et Jean Coutu | +$220 million |
| Historica Foundation of Canada | unknown |
| Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal | +$190 million |
| John Dobson Foundation | +$20 million |
| J.P. Bickell Foundation | +$70 million |
| J.W. McConnell Family Foundation | +$470 million |
| Kinnear Foundation | +$30 million |
| Laidlaw Foundation | +$50 million |
| Lawson Foundation | +$70 million |
| Max Bell Foundation | +$50 million |
| Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research | |
| Peter Munk Charitable Foundation | +$30 million |
| R. Howard Webster Foundation | +$90 million |
| Team Brother Bear | unknown |
| The Calgary Foundation | +$750 million |
| The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada | +$48 million |
| The Edmonton Community Foundation | +$140 million |
| The EJLB Foundation | +$80 million |
| The George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation | +$130 million |
| The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation | +$470 million |
| The Macdonald Stewart Foundation | +$50 million |
| The MasterCard Foundation | +$4.6 billion |
| The Molson Foundation | +$30 million |
| The Muttart Foundation | +$50 million |
| The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation | +$35 million |
| The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation | +$99 million (2014) |
| The Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation | $20.8 million (2015) |
| The Saskatoon Community Foundation | $64.3 million |
| Judy and Paul Bronfman Charitable Foundation | $17.9 million (2014) |
| The W. Garfield Weston Foundation | +$285 million (2014) |
| The Winnipeg Foundation | +661 million (2014) |
| Vancity Community Foundation | +$49 million (2014) |
| Vancouver Foundation | +$986 million (2014) |
| Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation | +$60 million |
References
- Philanthropic Foundations Canada
- Annual Registered Charity Information Returns from the Canada Revenue Agency
- Foundation Search Canada
- Ajah Fundtracker - online directory of all of the Canadian foundations
- donate2charities.ca - All Canadian registered charities, information and statistic.
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