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.
NameAssets
Atkinson Foundation+$77 million
Azrieli Foundation+$1 billion
British Columbia's Children's Hospital Foundation+$362 million
Claridge Foundation+$45 million
Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta$26 million
David Suzuki Foundation+$16 million
Donner Canadian Foundation+$120 million
Eldee Foundation+$15 million
F.K. Morrow Foundation$78 million
Fondation du Grand Montréal$83 million
Fondation J. Armand Bombardier+$175 million
Fondation J.-Louis Levesque+$50 million
Fondation J.A. De Seve+$10 million
Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon+$1.76 billion
Fondation Marcelle et Jean Coutu+$220 million
Historica Foundation of Canadaunknown
Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal+$1.38 Billion
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
London Community Foundation+$68 million
Max Bell Foundation+$50 million
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
Peter Munk Charitable Foundation+$30 million
R. Howard Webster Foundation+$90 million
Rick Hansen Foundation+13.6 million
Team Brother Bearunknown
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
The Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation$20.8 million
The Saskatoon Community Foundation$64.3 million
Judy and Paul Bronfman Charitable Foundation$17.9 million
The W. Garfield Weston Foundation+$285 million
The Winnipeg Foundation+661 million
Vancity Community Foundation+$49 million
Vancouver Foundation+$986 million
Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation+$60 million