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The Sitka Foundation

The Sitka Foundation is a Canadian private foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $5.9 million a year, mostly to community development, environment and education organizations in British Columbia and Ontario.

Giving: Over $1M a year

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Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $5.9 million a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $11.7 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 246 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $66,000 and the largest was about $1.1 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 113 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included Makeway Charitable Society, THE DAVID SUZUKI FOUNDATION and SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to community development (37%), environment (23%) and education (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 British Columbia (77%) and Ontario (20%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “THE FOUNDATION RECEIVES AND MANAGES FUNDS FOR THE EXCLUSIVE PURPOSE OF MAKING GIFTS TO QUALIFIED DONEES AS DEFINED BY THE INCOME TAX ACT. SELECTED QUALIFIED DONEES DEMONSTRATE LEADERSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND SUPPORT THE CONSERVATION OF NATURE AND THE PROTECTION OF BIODIVERSITY.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Website: http://www.sitkafoundation.org. 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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