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Ames Family Foundation

Ames Family Foundation is a Canadian private foundation based in New Westminster, British Columbia. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $608,000 a year, mostly to human services, education and community development organizations in British Columbia.

Giving: $100K to $1M a year

Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $608,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $810,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 217 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $10,000 and the largest was about $60,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 60 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included YMCA - YWCA OF VANCOUVER ISLAND, KIDS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY and Young Women's Christian Association.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to human services (29%), education (22%) and community development (19%) organizations, based on each recipient's registered charity category.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went to recipients in British Columbia (95%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “THE FOUNDATION MAKES CHARITABLE DONATIONS TO QUALIFIED DONEES IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN WITH FOCUS ON QUALIFIED DONEES DEALING WITH CHILDREN WITH AUTISM.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31

Sources

CRA T3010 charity information returns. Last updated 2025-01-31.

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