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The 1949 Foundation

The 1949 Foundation is a Canadian private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $898,000 a year, mostly to religious and philanthropic organizations in Ontario and British Columbia.

Giving: $100K to $1M a year

Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $898,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $881,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 223 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $2,500 and the largest was about $500,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 90 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included The Great Commission Foundation, Hope Church Mississauga and Muskoka Woods Youth Foundation.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to religious (53%), philanthropic (29%) and human services (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 (67%) and British Columbia (30%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES AND MAINTAINS A FUND OR FUNDS AND APPLIES ALL OR PART OF THE PRINCIPAL AND INCOME THEREFROM, FROM TIME TO TIME, TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE REGISTERED CHARITIES UNDER THE INCOME TAX ACT (CANADA).”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31

Sources

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

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