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O.E. Smith Trust

O.E. Smith Trust is a Canadian public foundation based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $237,000 a year, mostly to education and health organizations in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

Giving: $100K to $1M a year

Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $237,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $265,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 106 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $2,676 and the largest was about $54,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 24 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included IWK HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN, DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY and MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to education (47%), health (29%) and religious (11%) organizations, based on each recipient's registered charity category.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went to recipients in Nova Scotia (85%) and New Brunswick (15%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “To provide income from the assets in the trust on a quarterly basis to the Charitable , Educational & Philanthropic Instituitions set out by the trust.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31

Sources

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

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