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SOBEY ART FOUNDATION

SOBEY ART FOUNDATION is a Canadian private foundation based in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. It reported gifts to qualified donees in 3 of the last five reporting years, averaging about $274,000 a year, mostly to arts and culture organizations in Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador.

Giving: $100K to $1M a year

Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in 3 of the last five reporting years, averaging about $274,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $119,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 6 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $60,000 and the largest was about $463,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 4 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included NATIONAL ART GALLERY OF CANADA, Confederation Centre of the Arts Foundation Inc and THE ROOMS CORPORATION OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to arts and culture (81%), philanthropic (8%) and community development (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 Ontario (81%), Newfoundland and Labrador (11%) and Prince Edward Island (8%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “THE FOUNDATION HAD ITS COLLECTION OF FINE ART AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC VIEWING AT REGULARLY SCHEDULED TIMES DURING THE YEAR. THE COLLECTION WAS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING BY SPECIAL GROUPS THROUGH PREARRANGED APPOITMENTS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO LOANS ITS PAINTING TO OTHER GALLERIES FOR VIEWING.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31

Sources

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

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