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THE BURNS MEMORIAL FUND FOR CHILDREN

THE BURNS MEMORIAL FUND FOR CHILDREN is a Canadian private foundation based in Calgary, Alberta. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $191,000 a year, mostly to human services and community development organizations in Alberta.

Giving: $100K to $1M a year

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Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $191,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $395,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 59 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $10,000 and the largest was about $60,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 44 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included THE CALGARY JOHN HOWARD SOCIETY, Trellis Society for Community Impact and Centre for Sexuality Society.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to human services (56%), community development (23%) and health (9%) organizations, based on each recipient's registered charity category.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went to recipients in Alberta (100%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “THE HONOURABLE PATRICK BURNS SETTLEMENTS ACT, 1981, ALLOWS THE TRUSTEES OF THE BURNS MEMORIAL FUND FOR CHILDREN TO PROVIDE BENEFITS TO PERSONS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE AND RESIDENT IN THE CITY OF CALGARY, WHOM THE TRUSTEES CONSIDER TO BE IN NEED AND WORTHY OF ASSISTANCE THROUGH DIRECT GRANTS TO THE INDIVIDUAL…”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Website: https://burnsfund.com/. 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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