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The Shen Family Charitable Foundation

The Shen Family Charitable Foundation is a Canadian private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $875,000 a year, mostly to philanthropic, community development and arts and culture 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 $875,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $917,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 77 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $25,000 and the largest was about $330,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 45 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included UHN FOUNDATION, COUNCIL FOR CANADIAN AMERICAN RELATIONS and TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL INC..CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to philanthropic (37%), community development (27%) and arts and culture (24%) 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 (100%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “THE SHEN FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSES OF RECEIVING AND MAINTAINING A FUND OR FUNDS TO BE APPLIED FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHER CHARITIES AS SET OUT IN THE TRUST DEED. DURING 2023, THE FOUNDATION DISTRIBUTED FUNDS TO OTHER QUALIFIED DONEES.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Website: https://shencapital.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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