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Gordon & Ruth Gooder Charitable Foundation

Gordon & Ruth Gooder Charitable Foundation is a Canadian private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $928,000 a year, mostly to human services and philanthropic organizations in Ontario.

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 $928,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $885,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 98 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $40,000 and the largest was about $200,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 62 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included RICK HANSEN FOUNDATION, THE YONGE STREET MISSION and CHILD DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to human services (36%), philanthropic (18%) and education (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 Ontario (98%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “THE GORDON AND RUTH GOODER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION HOPES THE LEGACY OF ITS FOUNDERS WILL BE TO HAVE HELPED IMPROVE THE LIVES OF YOUTH AT RISK. THE FOUND ATION IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE WELFARE OF YOUTH WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED DUE TO THE IR ECONOMIC AND/OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, OR WHO ARE EXPERIENCING PHYSICAL CHALLENGES.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Website: http://gooderfoundation.org/. 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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