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Essential Needs foundation

Essential Needs foundation is a Canadian private foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $35,000 a year, mostly to health, philanthropic and religious organizations in British Columbia.

Giving: Under $100K a year

Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $35,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $52,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 34 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $5,000 and the largest was about $12,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 12 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included Veterans Transition Network, CHRIST CHURCH PARISH VANCOUVER BC and COVENANT HOUSE VANCOUVER.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to health (33%), philanthropic (23%) and religious (20%) 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: “RECEIVE BEQUESTS, LEGACIES, DONATIONS, GIFTS, FUNDS AND PROPERTY FROM ALL SOURCES AND TO HOLD, INVEST, ADMINISTER AND DISTRIBUTE SUCH FUNDS AND PROPERTY TO SUCH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AS ARE "QUALIFIED DONEES" UNDER THE PROVISION OF THE INCOME TAX ACT.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31

Sources

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

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