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WERKLUND FOUNDATION

WERKLUND 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 $682,000 a year, mostly to education and philanthropic organizations in Alberta and Ontario.

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 $682,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $738,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 125 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $10,000 and the largest was about $738,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 74 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included The Governors of The University of Calgary, YOUTH SINGERS OF CALGARY SOCIETY and Classroom Champions.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to education (46%), philanthropic (17%) and arts and culture (10%) 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 (89%) and Ontario (10%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “TO SUPPORT POST SECONDARY EDUCATION, THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES, BASED ON SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AND/OR FINANCIAL NEED. TO PROMOTE ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN, TEENAGERS AND THEIR EDUCATORS THROUGH LEADERSHIP IN CANADA.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Website: https://werklundcentre.ca/support-us/government-foundation-partnerships. 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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