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The Shawana Foundation

The Shawana Foundation is a Canadian private foundation based in Calgary, Alberta. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $403,000 a year, mostly to philanthropic organizations in Ontario and Alberta.

Giving: $100K to $1M a year

Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $403,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $654,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 166 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $5,000 and the largest was about $200,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 93 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included CANADIAN WOMEN'S FOUNDATION / FONDATION CANADIENNE DES FEMMES, COMMUNITY OF CHRIST and The Shawana Foundation.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to philanthropic (55%), human services (13%) and religious (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 Ontario (51%), Alberta (42%) and British Columbia (5%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “The Foundation donates to qualified donees to support community, education, environment, animal, poverty relief, and health initiatives”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31

Sources

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

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