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THE PATERSON FOUNDATION

THE PATERSON FOUNDATION is a Canadian private foundation based in Thunder Bay, Ontario. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $496,000 a year, mostly to health, education and community development organizations in Ontario.

Giving: $100K to $1M a year

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Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $496,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $566,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 92 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $10,000 and the largest was about $150,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 63 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY, THUNDER BAY REGIONAL HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE and THE THUNDER BAY NATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE AND CENTRE FOR INDIAN ART.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to health (28%), education (24%) and community development (19%) 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 (80%), Manitoba (9%) and Alberta (8%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “PROVIDE DONATIONS FOR CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES TO ORGANIZATIONS QUALIFIED AS CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS UNDER THE INCOME TAX ACT.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Website: http://www.patersonfoundation.ca. Last checked 2026-10-25.Funder website · 2026-10-25

Sources

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

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