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The Jacobson Family Foundation

The Jacobson Family Foundation 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 $314,000 a year, mostly to education and religious organizations in British Columbia and Alberta.

Giving: $100K to $1M a year

Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $314,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $386,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 38 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $9,560 and the largest was about $510,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 18 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included TRINITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY, WORLDSERVE MINISTRIES INC. and FIRST ALLIANCE CHURCH OF THE CHRISTIAN AND MISIONARY ALLIANCE.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to education (66%), religious (26%) and human services (5%) 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 (75%), Alberta (17%) and Ontario (7%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FOUNDATION WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE JACOBSON FAMILY IN DECEMBER 2009 AND FUNDING WAS PROVIDED TO THE FOUNDATION IN LATE DECEMBER 2009. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES BEGAN IN 2010. ALL GRANTS WERE MADE TO QUALIFIED DONEES SUCH AS CHURCHES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND SOCIAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31

Sources

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

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