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The Lorraine MacDonald Family Foundation

The Lorraine MacDonald Family Foundation is a Canadian private foundation based in Tantallon, Nova Scotia. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $34,000 a year, mostly to human services and philanthropic organizations in Nova Scotia.

Giving: Under $100K a year

Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $34,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $46,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 24 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $6,000 and the largest was about $26,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 10 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included TRANSITION HOUSE FOUNDATION, LOAVES AND FISHES - INNER-CITY CHURCHES OF SYDNEY (SOCIETY) and SOCIETY OF SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL - HOPE COTTAGE.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to human services (56%), philanthropic (30%) and community development (10%) organizations, based on each recipient's registered charity category.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went to recipients in Nova Scotia (86%) and Ontario (8%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “Donations were made to qualified charities who fed the poor, sheltered people, provided emergency medical treatment around the world and to charity support and information organizations.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31

Sources

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

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