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NICKLE FAMILY FOUNDATION

NICKLE FAMILY FOUNDATION is a Canadian private foundation based in Calgary, Alberta. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $595,000 a year, mostly to human services and education 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 $595,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $759,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 369 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $5,000 and the largest was about $70,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 273 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included FOOTHILLS ACADEMY SOCIETY, Foothills Academy (Tom Aylesworth Legacy Fund and The Governors of The University of Calgary.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to human services (26%), education (24%) and health (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 Alberta (85%), Ontario (8%) and British Columbia (6%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “Nickle Family Foundation exists to provide grants to registered charities, primarily in Calgary and area, but from time to time elsewhere in Canada as well. Grants outside of the Calgary area are only made at the direction of members of the extended Nickle family.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Website: http://www.nicklefoundation.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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