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THE WILSON FOUNDATION LA FONDATION WILSON

THE WILSON FOUNDATION LA FONDATION WILSON is a Canadian private foundation based in Oakville, Ontario. It reported gifts to qualified donees in 4 of the last five reporting years, averaging about $6.7 million a year, mostly to education and philanthropic organizations in Ontario.

Giving: Over $1M a year

Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in 4 of the last five reporting years, averaging about $6.7 million a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $18.5 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 53 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $25,000 and the largest was about $17 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 24 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included MCMASTER UNIVERSITY, The Veritas Foundation and THE ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM FOUNDATION.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to education (80%) and philanthropic (16%) 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 (97%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “THE WILSON FOUNDATION SUPPORTS CHARITABLE PROJECTS OR INITIATIVES WHICH WILL STRENGTHEN AND ENRICH CANADA IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY, HISTORY AND HERITAGE, AND PUBLIC POLICY AND PUBLIC SERVICE WHERE A GIFT WILL MAKE A DISCERNABLE DIFFERENCE AND WHERE APPROPIATE…”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31

Sources

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

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