What does it mean for grant money to stay in-province?

It is the share of grants made by funders based in Newfoundland and Labrador that reached charities also located in Newfoundland and Labrador, rather than charities elsewhere. A high share means local funders mostly back local causes; a low one means the money largely leaves.

Is Newfoundland and Labrador a major grantmaking province?

Newfoundland and Labrador ranks 9th of the 13 provinces and territories by grant dollars from resident funders. The largest are Ontario and Quebec; the most outward, where the most money leaves, is Nunavut.

How can a charity find funders in Newfoundland and Labrador?

Start with the largest grantmakers based in Newfoundland and Labrador, currently Pentecostal Assemblies of Newfoundland and Labrador Corporation and The Janeway Children's Hospital Foundation. Funders from other provinces also reach in, led by Canadahelps Canadon.

How recent is this Newfoundland and Labrador grant data?

It is read from the FY2017–2023 T3010 returns, summed across them. A charity files its T3010 within six months of its year end, so the latest year is still filling in.

Funding by province · NL

Grantmaking in Newfoundland and Labrador

287 grantmakers are based in Newfoundland and Labrador. Together they granted C$165M across the FY2017–2023 T3010 returns, the 9th most of any province or territory, and kept 61% of it in Newfoundland and Labrador. Most of it stays, with 39% leaving the province.

287

grantmakers

C$165M

granted

61%

stays in-province

The short version

287 grantmakers are based in Newfoundland and Labrador, granting C$165M across the FY2017–2023 T3010 returns, the 9th most of any province or territory.
61% of grants made by Newfoundland and Labrador funders stayed in Newfoundland and Labrador; the rest went to charities elsewhere.
Newfoundland and Labrador is a net importer of grant money, its charities drawing C$108M more from outside funders than Newfoundland and Labrador funders send out.

Newfoundland and Labrador is a net importer of grant money, C$108M more arrives than leaves.

Largest funders based in Newfoundland and Labrador

Grantmakers headquartered in Newfoundland and Labrador, sized by total grants made. Pick one for its dossier.

279 other fundersC$56M

Pentecostal Assemblies of Newfoundland and Labrador CorporationC$28M The Janeway Children's Hospital FoundationC$24M The Health Care Foundation of St. John's Inc.C$22M The Congregation of the Sisters of the PresentationC$9M United Way of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.C$8M

Charities in Newfoundland and Labrador that draw the most

The charities in Newfoundland and Labrador that received the most grant money.

1Eastern Regional Integrated Health AuthorityC$30M 2Memorial University of NewfoundlandC$23M 3Pentecostal Assemblies of Newfoundland and Labrador CorporationC$16M 4Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Newfoundland and LabradorC$9M 5Shorefast FoundationC$8M 6The Janeway Children's Hospital FoundationC$6M 7The Community Food Sharing Association IncC$6M 8United Way of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.C$5M

Biggest funders reaching into Newfoundland and Labrador from elsewhere

Funders in other provinces sending the most money to charities in Newfoundland and Labrador.

1Canadahelps CanadonC$19M 2The Northpine FoundationC$7M 3Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation / Fonds de Bienfaisance CanadaC$6M 4Canadian Online Giving Foundation/Fondation canadienne de dons en ligneC$5M 5Catholic Missions in CanadaC$5M 6The United Church of CanadaC$5M

Where the money goes by org size

Grant dollars to charities in Newfoundland and Labrador, by the recipient's size, against the national average (the marker). Newfoundland and Labrador sends a larger share to C$100k to C$1M charities than the country as a whole, and less to C$10M to C$100M.

Under C$100k6% vs 2% national

C$100k to C$1M42% vs 14% national

C$1M to C$10M30% vs 27% national

C$10M to C$100M0% vs 29% national

C$100M and up22% vs 28% national

Questions and answers

What does it mean for grant money to stay in-province?: It is the share of grants made by funders based in Newfoundland and Labrador that reached charities also located in Newfoundland and Labrador, rather than charities elsewhere. A high share means local funders mostly back local causes; a low one means the money largely leaves.
Is Newfoundland and Labrador a major grantmaking province?: Newfoundland and Labrador ranks 9th of the 13 provinces and territories by grant dollars from resident funders. The largest are Ontario and Quebec; the most outward, where the most money leaves, is Nunavut.
How can a charity find funders in Newfoundland and Labrador?: Start with the largest grantmakers based in Newfoundland and Labrador, currently Pentecostal Assemblies of Newfoundland and Labrador Corporation and The Janeway Children's Hospital Foundation. Funders from other provinces also reach in, led by Canadahelps Canadon.
How recent is this Newfoundland and Labrador grant data?: It is read from the FY2017–2023 T3010 returns, summed across them. A charity files its T3010 within six months of its year end, so the latest year is still filling in.

Source: CRA T3010 returns
License: Open Government Licence – Canada
Currency: CAD, never converted