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WALTER C SUMNER FOUNDATION

WALTER C SUMNER FOUNDATION is a Canadian private foundation based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $263,000 a year, mostly to education organizations in Ontario, Nova Scotia, Quebec and British Columbia.

Giving: $100K to $1M a year

Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $263,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $370,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 74 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $800 and the largest was about $120,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 18 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY and L'INSTITUTION ROYALE POUR L'AVANCEMENT DES SCIENCES / ROYAL INSTITUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to education (99%) 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 (48%), Nova Scotia (23%) and Quebec (13%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “THE FOUNDATION OPERATES TO PROVIDE GRANTS AND GIFTS TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN CANADA PRIMARY ONGOING PROGRAMS ARE RESTRICTED TO THE AWARD OF THE WALTERC. SUMNER FELLOWSHIPS TO STUDENDS WHO ARE ENGAGED IN OUR ABOUT TO BEGIN DOCTORAL STUDIES IN CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS…”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31

Sources

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

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