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The Ark Foundation

The Ark Foundation is a Canadian private foundation based in Calgary, Alberta. It reported gifts to qualified donees in 4 of the last five reporting years, averaging about $37,000 a year, mostly to education and philanthropic organizations in British Columbia and Alberta.

Giving: Under $100K a year

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Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in 4 of the last five reporting years, averaging about $37,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $38,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 15 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $5,000 and the largest was about $30,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 6 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included CREATE CHANGE FOUNDATION, UNITED WAY OF CALGARY AND AREA and THE CHILDREN'S COTTAGE SOCIETY OF CALGARY, AN ALBERTA SOCIETY.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to education (72%), philanthropic (16%) and human services (12%) organizations, based on each recipient's registered charity category.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went to recipients in British Columbia (68%) and Alberta (32%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOCUSING ON EDUCATION, YOUTH AND POVERTY REDUCTION. WE WORK LOCALLY WITH NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE, RELEVANT PROJECTS IN THE COMMUNITY. WE ALSO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES EXPERIENCING EXTREME POVERTY.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Website: http://www.thearkfoundation.ca. Last checked 2026-10-25.Funder website · 2026-10-25

Sources

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

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