Sector Impact
Giving Breakdown
Charitable Perspectives
Donor Characteristics
Outreach & Communications
Foundations
Numbers at a Glance
10,000
There are over 10,000 public and private foundations in Canada [6]
5,141 public foundations
5,315 private foundations
Numbers at a Glance
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The top 150 largest grantmaking foundations hold nearly three-fourths of all assets held by grantmaking foundations [6]
There are over 10,000 foundations in Canada, and these are evenly split between public and private foundations. The top 150 largest foundations hold the vast majority of all assets held by grantmaking foundations in Canada.