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Fernwood Foundation

Fernwood 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 $2.3 million a year, mostly to education and philanthropic organizations in Ontario and British Columbia.

Giving: Over $1M a year

Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $2.3 million a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $5.4 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 94 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $10,000 and the largest was about $4 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 52 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, LIONS GATE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION and STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to education (80%) and philanthropic (15%) 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 (79%) and British Columbia (20%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “THE FERNWOOD FOUNDATION IS A CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISBURSING FUNDS AND PROPERTY TO QUALIFIED DONEES. DURING THE YEAR THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED FUNDING TO A NUMBER OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31

Sources

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

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