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Ottawa Community Foundation / Fondation Communautaire d'Ottawa

Ottawa Community Foundation / Fondation Communautaire d'Ottawa is a Canadian public foundation based in Ottawa, Ontario. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $15.5 million a year, mostly to philanthropic and human services organizations in Ontario.

Giving: Over $1M a year

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Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $15.5 million a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $19.7 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 4,268 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $3,500 and the largest was about $2.1 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 1,284 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included THE OTTAWA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, Dokis First Nation and Canadian Museum of Nature.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to philanthropic (26%), human services (22%) 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 (91%) and Quebec (5%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “THE FOUNDATION POOLS CHARITABLE GIFTS IN ENDOWMENT OR OTHER FUNDS, FROM WHICH AMOUNTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE FOR CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION TO MEET A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY NEEDS AND INTERSTS -THE ARTS AND OTHER CULTURAL ACTIVITIES , SCHOLARSHIP, MEDICAL AND SCIENIFIC RESEARCH…”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Website: https://www.ocf-fco.ca/. 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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