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The Byler Foundation

The Byler Foundation is a Canadian private foundation based in Cochrane, Alberta. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $168,000 a year, mostly to philanthropic, animal welfare and human services organizations in Alberta.

Giving: $100K to $1M a year

Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $168,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $188,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 72 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $5,000 and the largest was about $100,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 18 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included Freshwater Conservation Canada, Trellis Society for Community Impact and UNITED WAY OF CALGARY AND AREA.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to philanthropic (26%), animal welfare (25%) and human services (23%) 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 (93%) and Ontario (5%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “THE GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO RECEIVE AND MAINTAIN FUNDS TO BE APPLIED FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN CANADA. DURING 2023, THE FOUNDATION DISTRIBUTED FUNDS TO VARIOUS QUALIFIED DONEES.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31

Sources

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

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