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Weston Family Foundation / Fondation de la famille Weston

Weston Family Foundation / Fondation de la famille Weston is a Canadian private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $43.9 million a year, mostly to education and community development organizations across Canada.

Giving: Over $1M a year

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Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $43.9 million a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $61.8 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 714 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $66,000 and the largest was about $7.9 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 311 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included THE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF CANADA/LA SOCIETE CANADIENNE POUR LA CONSERVATION DE LA NATURE, Toronto And Region Conservation Foundation and SUNNYBROOK HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE FOUNDATION.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to education (38%), community development (18%) and philanthropic (13%) organizations, based on each recipient's registered charity category.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gifts were spread across many provinces and territories. By dollars, the largest shares went to Ontario (68%), Quebec (9%) and British Columbia (7%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “THE FOUNDATION SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE SECTOR BY MAKING GRANTS TO QUALIFIED DONEES THAT OPERATE IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, CONSERVATION, NEUROSCIENCE, MICROBIOME RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN CANADA'S NORTH…”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Website: http://www.westonfoundation.org. 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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