List of foundations in Canada

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)
British Columbia's Children's Hospital Foundation+$362 million (2015)
Calgary Foundation +$750 million
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Canadian Race Relations Foundation
Claridge Foundation+$45 million (2014)
Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta$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)
Edmonton Community Foundation, The +$140 million
EJLB Foundation, The +$80 million
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
George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation, The +$130 million
Historica Foundation of Canadaunknown
Hospital for Sick Children Foundation, The +$470 million
Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal+$1.38 Billion
John Dobson Foundation+$20 million
J.P. Bickell Foundation+$70 million
Judy and Paul Bronfman Charitable Foundation $17.9 million (2014)
J.W. McConnell Family Foundation+$470 million
Kinnear Foundation+$30 million
Laidlaw Foundation+$50 million
Lawson Foundation+$70 million
London Community Foundation+$68 million (2015)[4]
Macdonald Stewart Foundation, The+$50 million
Manning Foundation
Mastercard Foundation $23.7 billion (2021) private
Max Bell Foundation+$50 million
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
Molson Foundation, The+$30 million
Muttart Foundation, The+$50 million
New Brunswick Innovation Foundation +$35 million
Peter Munk Charitable Foundation+$30 million
Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation +$99 million (2014)
R. Howard Webster Foundation+$90 million
Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation $20.8 million (2015)
Rick Hansen Foundation+13.6 million
Saskatoon Community Foundation$64.3 million
Team Brother Bearunknown
The Winnipeg Foundation+661 million (2014)
Weston Family Foundation+$285 million (2014)
Vancity Community Foundation+$49 million (2014)
Vancouver Foundation+$986 million (2014)
Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation+$60 million

References
  1. "Canadian Foundation Facts". Philanthropic Foundations Canada. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  2. Hill, Michael. "Naomi Azrieli-Heritage and Legacy". Dolce. Dolce Vita Luxury Magazine. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  3. "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)
  4. http://www.lcf.on.ca/about-us/financial-information
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