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THE WESTERN COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION

THE WESTERN COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION is a Canadian private foundation based in High River, Alberta. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $323,000 a year, mostly to community development, education and human services organizations across Canada.

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 $323,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $546,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 729 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $1,000 and the largest was about $100,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 433 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included THE CANADIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY LA SOCIÉTÉ CANADIENNE DE LA CROIX-ROUGE, The Board of Education of School District No. 60 (Peace River North) and The Board of Education of School District No. 38 (Richmond).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to community development (25%), education (18%) and human services (18%) organizations, based on each recipient's registered charity category.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gifts were spread across many provinces and territories. By dollars, the largest shares went to British Columbia (50%), Alberta (21%) and New Brunswick (10%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “1. WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL AWARD - A $750 AWARD FOR A GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHO IS AN INSPIRATION TO THEIR SCHOOL AND OR COMMUNITY. INCLUDES INDIGENOUS SPECIFIC AWARDS. 2. INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT - FOUNDATION GIVES $5000 TO COMMUNITY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE NEED WITHIN COMMUNITY INCLUDES: INDIGENOUS PROJECTS…”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Website: https://westernfinancialgroup.ca/Foundation-Who-We-Are. 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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