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Community Foundation of the South Okanagan Similkameen

Community Foundation of the South Okanagan Similkameen is a Canadian public foundation based in Penticton, British Columbia. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $938,000 a year, mostly to community development and human services organizations in British Columbia.

Giving: $100K to $1M a year

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Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $938,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $1.1 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 484 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $3,379 and the largest was about $412,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 186 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included TOWN OF PRINCETON, OneSky Community Resources Society and Penticton and Area Access Society.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to community development (32%), human services (23%) and health (14%) 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 (99%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “SOLICIT AND RECEIVE ENDOWMENT FUNDS MAKE GRANTS TO APPLICANTS WHO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES PAY GRANTS TO DESIGNATED BENEFICIARIES RECEIVE FLOW THROUGH FUNDS FROM DONORS, MUNICIPAL AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BODIES AND FROM OTHER CHARITIES EDUCATE AND INSPIRE THE PUBLIC ABOUT PHILANTHROPY IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF…”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Website: https://sosmedicalfoundation.com/. 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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