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D.R. Sobey Foundation

D.R. Sobey Foundation is a Canadian private foundation based in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $2 million a year, mostly to philanthropic, health and arts and culture organizations in Nova Scotia and Ontario.

Giving: Over $1M a year

Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $2 million a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $1.3 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 93 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $25,000 and the largest was about $2.5 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 50 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included Charities Aid Foundation Canada, ART GALLERY OF NOVA SCOTIA and SOBEY ART FOUNDATION.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to philanthropic (34%), health (27%) and arts and culture (18%) organizations, based on each recipient's registered charity category.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went to recipients in Nova Scotia (58%) and Ontario (37%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “THE FOUNDATION MADE DONATIONS TO QUALIFIED DONEES DURING THE YEAR.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31

Sources

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

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