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CANADIAN WOMEN'S FOUNDATION / FONDATION CANADIENNE DES FEMMES

CANADIAN WOMEN'S FOUNDATION / FONDATION CANADIENNE DES FEMMES is a Canadian public foundation based in Toronto, Ontario. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $25.2 million a year, mostly to human services and community development organizations in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta.

Giving: Over $1M a year

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Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $25.2 million a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $59.7 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 3,502 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $25,000 and the largest was about $200,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 1,055 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included THE NEIGHBOURHOOD GROUP COMMUNITY SERVICES, Makeway Foundation and RENFREW COUNTY SEXUAL ASSAULT/RAPE CRISIS SUPPORT CENTRE.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to human services (48%), community development (26%) and health (9%) organizations, based on each recipient's registered charity category.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went to recipients in Ontario (40%), British Columbia (22%) and Alberta (14%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “1. WE FUND PROGRAMS THAT HELP WOMEN TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES AFTER ESCAPING VIOLENCE, AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS THAT TEACH YOUTH HOW TO CREATE HEALTHY RELATIOINSHIPS. 2. WE FUND LIFE-CHANGING PROGRAMS DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR LOW-INCOME WOMEN. 3.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Website: http://www.canadianwomen.org/. Last checked 2026-10-25.Funder website · 2026-10-25

Sources

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

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