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The John & Ellie Voortman Charitable Foundation

The John & Ellie Voortman Charitable Foundation is a Canadian private foundation based in Ancaster, Ontario. It reported gifts to qualified donees in 4 of the last five reporting years, averaging about $883,000 a year, mostly to religious, human services and education organizations in Ontario and British Columbia.

Giving: $100K to $1M a year

Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in 4 of the last five reporting years, averaging about $883,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $1.2 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 228 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $10,000 and the largest was about $115,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 113 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included CALVIN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL SOCIETY OF HAMILTON, Cystic Fibrosis Canada/Fibrose Kystique Canada and SHALOM MANOR LONG TERM CARE HOME.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to religious (30%), human services (22%) and education (21%) 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 (83%) and British Columbia (10%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “TO RECEIVE AND MAINTAIN FUNDS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ALSO REGISTERED CHARITIES UNDER THE INCOME TAX ACT. THE FOUNDATION ALSO ACQUIRED A BUILDING IN 2014, ALLOWING NPO ORGANIZATIONS TO USE THE FACILITIES BY PAYING A NOMINAL AMOUNT OF RENT OR FOR FREE.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31

Sources

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

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