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The Houssian Foundation

The Houssian Foundation is a Canadian private foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $2.1 million a year, mostly to community development and philanthropic organizations in British Columbia and Ontario.

Giving: Over $1M a year

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Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $2.1 million a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $3 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 182 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $38,000 and the largest was about $1.9 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 78 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included Equality Fund Fonds Égalité, Charities Aid Foundation Canada and LIONS GATE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to community development (43%), philanthropic (19%) and health (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 (51%) and Ontario (46%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES GRANTS TO QUALIFIED DONEES TO ASSIST THEM IN WITH THEIR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Website: https://houssianfoundation.org/. 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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