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WESTERN GRAINS RESEARCH FOUNDATION

WESTERN GRAINS RESEARCH FOUNDATION is a Canadian public foundation based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It reported gifts to qualified donees in 4 of the last five reporting years, averaging about $519,000 a year, mostly to education organizations in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba.

Giving: $100K to $1M a year

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Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in 4 of the last five reporting years, averaging about $519,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $616,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 14 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $100,000 and the largest was about $386,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 6 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN, THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA and THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA.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 Saskatchewan (68%), Alberta (16%) and Manitoba (14%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “THE WESTERN GRAINS RESEARCH FOUNDATION (WGRF) SUPPORTS AND CONDUCTS RESEARCH (THROUGH INTERMEDIARIES) IN GRAIN PRODUCTION INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CROPS AND VARITIES, WEED DISEASE AND INSECT CONTROL, CROP PRODUCTION AND HARVESTING TECHNIQUES, HERBICIDE AND FERTILIZER EFFECTIVENESS…”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Website: http://www.westerngrains.com. 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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