Funders › Canada

VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION is a Canadian public foundation based in Nanaimo, British Columbia. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $3.9 million a year, mostly to education organizations in British Columbia.

Giving: Over $1M a year

Visit the funder's website

Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $3.9 million a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $2.8 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 9 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $623,000 and the largest was about $4.9 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 2 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included Vancouver Island University and FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, all gifts to classified recipients went to education 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 (99%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “SCHOLARSHIP & BURSARY PAYMENTS TO STUDENTS AT VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY (VIU). MANAGEMENT OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS. FUNDING OF CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR VIU. PUBLISHING NEWSLETTERS, ISSUING NEWS RELEASES, HOSTING CAMPUS TOURS, PRODUCING PUBLIC EVENTS.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Website: http://adm.viu.ca/donors/foundation. Last checked 2026-10-25.Funder website · 2026-10-25

Sources

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

See something wrong? Tell us.