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The Watershed Foundation

The Watershed Foundation is a Canadian private foundation based in Calgary, Alberta. It reported gifts to qualified donees in 3 of the last five reporting years, averaging about $159,000 a year, mostly to philanthropic organizations in Alberta.

Giving: $100K to $1M a year

Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in 3 of the last five reporting years, averaging about $159,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $135,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 8 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $28,000 and the largest was about $293,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 7 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included Calgary Shaw Charity Classic Foundation, ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION and RUNDLE COLLEGE SOCIETY.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to philanthropic (82%), education (11%) and human services (5%) organizations, based on each recipient's registered charity category.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went to recipients in Alberta (98%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “THE WATERSHED FOUNDATION DISTRIBUTED INCOME EARNED FROM ITS FUNDS FOR PROJECTS RELATED TO ALBERTAN SOCIAL, HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL MATTERS. THE FOUNDATION STILL SUFFERS FROM A CATASTROPHIC DECREASE IN THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF ITS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31

Sources

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

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