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The Light Foundation

The Light Foundation is a Canadian private foundation based in Markham, Ontario. It reported gifts to qualified donees in 3 of the last five reporting years, averaging about $146,000 a year, mostly to health and education organizations in Ontario.

Giving: $100K to $1M a year

Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in 3 of the last five reporting years, averaging about $146,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $238,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 24 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $5,000 and the largest was about $120,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 14 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included Scarborough Health Network Foundation, Fu Hui Education Foundation and CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY - SOCIÉTÉ CANADIENNE DU CANCER.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to health (53%), education (27%) and religious (9%) 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 (95%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “DONATIONS HAD BEEN RECEIVED AND THE FOUNDATION IS ACTIVELY EVALUATING PROGRAMS THAT IT SHOULD SUPPORT IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT ITS PURPOSES.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31

Sources

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

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