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The Merrifield Family Foundation

The Merrifield Family Foundation is a Canadian private foundation based in Kelowna, British Columbia. It reported gifts to qualified donees in 4 of the last five reporting years, averaging about $502,000 a year, mostly to philanthropic, human services and health organizations in British Columbia and Ontario.

Giving: $100K to $1M a year

Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in 4 of the last five reporting years, averaging about $502,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $540,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 71 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $10,000 and the largest was about $244,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 45 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included KELOWNA GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, Karis Support Society and THE BRIDGE YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES SOCIETY.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to philanthropic (38%), human services (27%) and health (25%) 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 (86%) and Ontario (13%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “INCOME GENERATED FROM THE INVESTMENT OF THE INITIAL AND ANY FUTURE GIFTS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO FUND QUALIFIED DONEES.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31

Sources

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

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