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Richard and Edith Strauss Foundation / Fondation de Richard et Edith Strauss

Richard and Edith Strauss Foundation / Fondation de Richard et Edith Strauss is a Canadian private foundation based in Westmount, Quebec. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $1.8 million a year, mostly to education and philanthropic organizations in Quebec.

Giving: Over $1M a year

Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $1.8 million a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $1.6 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 50 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $100,000 and the largest was about $1.1 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 15 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included L'INSTITUTION ROYALE POUR L'AVANCEMENT DES SCIENCES / ROYAL INSTITUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING, THE SIR MORTIMER B. DAVIS JEWISH GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION/ FONDATION DE L'HOPITAL GENERAL JUIF SIR MORTIMER B. DAVIS and Fondation du Centre universitaire de santé McGill McGill University Health Centre Foundation.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to education (57%), philanthropic (36%) and health (7%) organizations, based on each recipient's registered charity category.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went to recipients in Quebec (90%) and Ontario (10%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “THE FOUNDATION MAKES DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONS AND UNIVERSITIES, PRIMARILY IN SUPPORT OF MEDICAL RESEARCH.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31

Sources

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

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