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THE BEN SAWATZKY FOUNDATION

THE BEN SAWATZKY FOUNDATION is a Canadian private foundation based in Sturgeon County, Alberta. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $800,000 a year, mostly to human services and religious organizations in Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta.

Giving: $100K to $1M a year

Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $800,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $605,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 81 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $14,000 and the largest was about $623,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 36 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included The Samaritan Foundation, TeachBeyond, Inc. and Trans Asia Partnership.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to human services (73%) and religious (19%) 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%), Manitoba (15%) and Alberta (13%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “REVIEWED THE NATURE OF OTHER CHARITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO THEM. AWARDED FUNDS TO ACCEPTABLE QUALIFIED DONEES, WHICH CONSISTED PRIMARILY OF RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS. ASSISTED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SAMARITAN FOUNDATION, IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSES FOR FAMILIES IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31

Sources

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

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