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Gordon & Diane Buchanan Family Foundation

Gordon & Diane Buchanan Family Foundation is a Canadian private foundation based in Edmonton, Alberta. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $319,000 a year, mostly to health and philanthropic organizations in Alberta.

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 $319,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $455,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 55 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $5,000 and the largest was about $212,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 31 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included PARKINSON ASSOCIATION OF ALBERTA, THE ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION and GLENROSE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL FOUNDATION.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to health (48%), philanthropic (39%) and animal welfare (5%) organizations, based on each recipient's registered charity category.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went to recipients in Alberta (99%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “THE FOUNDATION OWNS THE BUCHANAN CENTRE FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE, WHICH IS OPERATED AS A TREATMENT AND THERAPY CENTRE BY PARKINSONS ALBERTA. THE FOUNDATION MAKES DONATIONS TO VARIOUS CHARITIES WHOSE ACTIVITIES ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION OF "FAMILY VISION AND IMPACT".”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Website: https://www.gdbuchananfoundation.org/history-of-giving. 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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