Canadian Foundation Facts Canadian Foundation Facts Foundations are registered charities. There are three types of charities in Canada: Private foundation; Public foundation or; Charitable organization. Canadian foundations are a diverse group of funders, dispersed across the country, that contribute close to 6 billion dollars to qualified donees annually.. To learn more about Canadian foundations: Snapshot of Foundation Giving in 2015, November 2017 Assets and Giving of Canada’s Top Grantmaking Foundations, Snapshot 2013, October 2015 Assets & Giving Trends of Canada’s Grantmaking Foundations, September 2014 Overview of the Foundation Sector Source: Canada Revenue Agency (list of charities, online data as of March 2021). Assets and Grants (2018) All Private and Public Foundations* Public and private foundations held about $91.9 billion in assets and made $7.0 billion in grants in 2018. Source: Imagine Canada, February 2021. *Includes Mastercard Foundation which is Canada’s largest foundation (private) with $23.7 billion in assets. Foundation Assets 2008-2018 Source: Imagine Canada and Ajah (2015). Foundation Grants 2008-2018 Public foundations make close to double the dollar amount of grants annually. Many such foundations are attached to specific institutions (e.g. hospitals). Source: Imagine Canada (2021). Growth in Number of Foundations 2005-2021 Source: Canada Revenue Agency (charities listings online as of March 2021). Geographic Distribution All Foundations (February 2021) Source: Canada Revenue Agency (charities listings online as of February 2021).