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The Gear Foundation

The Gear 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 $335,000 a year, mostly to education and philanthropic organizations in Ontario.

Giving: $100K to $1M a year

Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $335,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $430,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 54 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $16,000 and the largest was about $112,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 12 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included THE PHI GAMMA DELTA FOUNDATION OF CANADA, THE MILTON DISTRICT HOSPITAL FOUNDATION and UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to education (39%), philanthropic (21%) and animal welfare (13%) 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 (100%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “THE FOUNDATION IS A GRANTING FOUNDATION PROVIDING GRANTS TO QUALIFIED DONEES AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS PROMOTING GOOD HEALTH, ANIMAL WELFARE, AND SOCIAL SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY OF MILTON, ONTARIO.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31

Sources

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

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