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Patten Family Foundation Inc.

Patten Family Foundation Inc. is a Canadian private foundation based in St. John'S, Newfoundland and Labrador. It reported gifts to qualified donees in 4 of the last five reporting years, averaging about $127,000 a year, mostly to community development, health and human services organizations in Newfoundland and Labrador and Ontario.

Giving: $100K to $1M a year

Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in 4 of the last five reporting years, averaging about $127,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $188,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 50 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $5,402 and the largest was about $30,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 35 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included THE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF CANADA/LA SOCIETE CANADIENNE POUR LA CONSERVATION DE LA NATURE, THE ROYAL NEWFOUNDLAND REGIMENT REGIMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL and LEARNING DISABILITIES ASSOCIATION OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR INC.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to community development (33%), health (20%) and human services (16%) organizations, based on each recipient's registered charity category.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went to recipients in Newfoundland and Labrador (82%) and Ontario (18%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “THE PATTEN FAMILY MEMBERS DONATE THEIR FUNDS THROUGH THE FAMILY FOUNDATION TO INTENDED RECIPIENTS SUCH THAT THE ANNUALIZED AMOUNT DONATED CAN BE EASILY TRACKED. THE FAMILY AS A WHOLE ARE ABLE TO MAKE DECISIONS ON WHETHER TO FUND A CHARITY OR A CAUSE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THROUGH THIS MEDIUM.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31

Sources

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

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