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PURPLE PLATYPUS

PURPLE PLATYPUS 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 $63,000 a year, mostly to philanthropic, education and human services organizations in Alberta, New Brunswick and Ontario.

Giving: Under $100K a year

Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $63,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $94,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 41 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $5,000 and the largest was about $26,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 19 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY and MOMENTUM COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to philanthropic (37%), education (23%) and human services (21%) 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 (68%), New Brunswick (19%) and Ontario (13%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “1. TO RECEIVE AND MAINTAIN A FUND OR FUNDS AND TO APPLY ALL OR PART OF THE PRINCIPAL AND INCOME THEREFORM, FROM TIME TO TIME, TO QUALIFIED DONEES AS DEFINED IN SUBSECTION 149.1(1) OF THE INCOME TAX ACT (CANADA), R.S.C. 1985, C.1 (5TH SUPP.) AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME. 2.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31

Sources

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

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