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READER'S DIGEST FOUNDATION OF CANADA

READER'S DIGEST FOUNDATION OF CANADA is a Canadian private foundation based in Montreal, Quebec. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $72,000 a year, mostly to education and philanthropic organizations in Ontario and Quebec.

Giving: Under $100K a year

Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $72,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $76,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 87 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $200 and the largest was about $28,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 50 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included UNIVERSITE CONCORDIA, CARLETON UNIVERSITY and TORONTO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to education (75%), philanthropic (15%) and arts and culture (9%) 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 (49%), Quebec (36%) and Alberta (8%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “THE READERS DIGEST FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTES FINANCIALLY TO THE SUPPORT OF UNIVERSITY-LEVEL JOURNALISM EDUCATION AS WELL AS NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN ADVANCING FUNDAMENTAL JOUNALISTIC PRINCIPLES AND STANDARDS.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31

Sources

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

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