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Times Colonist Christmas Fund Society

Times Colonist Christmas Fund Society is a Canadian public foundation based in Victoria, British Columbia. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $791,000 a year, mostly to religious, human services and philanthropic organizations in British Columbia.

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 $791,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $1 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 107 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $10,000 and the largest was about $325,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 37 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE SALVATION ARMY IN CANADA/CONSEIL DE DIRECTION DE L'ARMÉE DU SALUT DU CANADA, SOVEREIGN ORDER OF ST. JOHN VICTORIA COMMANDERY FOUNDATION and THE MUSTARD SEED STREET CHURCH.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to religious (46%), human services (28%) and philanthropic (21%) 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 (100%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “WE COLLECT DONATIONS FROM OUR READERS, PRIMARILY IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, AND DISTRIBUTE MONEY TO PEOPLE IN NEED THROUGHOUT VANCOUVER ISLAND.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Website: https://timescolonist.com/donate. 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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