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Trico Charitable Foundation

Trico Charitable Foundation is a Canadian private foundation based in Calgary, Alberta. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $799,000 a year, mostly to education and human services organizations in Alberta.

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 $799,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $939,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 52 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $25,000 and the largest was about $500,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 35 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included The Governors of The University of Calgary, BOW VALLEY COLLEGE and WOMEN IN NEED SOCIETY OF CALGARY.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to education (74%) and human services (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 Alberta (91%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “THE PURPOSE OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO MAKE DONATIONS TO QUALIFIED DONEES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INCOME TAX ACT (CANADA) AND IN DOING SO TO DONATE ALL OF ITS RESERVES TO THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, AND OTHER PURPOSES OF A CHARITABLE NATURE BENEFICIAL TO ANY COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Website: https://tricofoundation.ca/. 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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