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

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

Is Ontario a major grantmaking province?

Ontario ranks 1st 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 Ontario?

Start with the largest grantmakers based in Ontario, currently Canadahelps Canadon and The Bruce H. Mitchell Foundation. Funders from other provinces also reach in, led by Canadian Online Giving Foundation/Fondation canadienne de dons en ligne.

How recent is this Ontario 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 · ON

Grantmaking in Ontario

15,342 grantmakers are based in Ontario. Together they granted C$45.3B across the FY2017–2023 T3010 returns, the most of any province or territory, and kept 80% of it in Ontario. Funding here stays close to home, the 2nd most in-province in Canada.

15,342

grantmakers

C$45.3B

granted

80%

stays in-province

The short version

15,342 grantmakers are based in Ontario, granting C$45.3B across the FY2017–2023 T3010 returns, the most of any province or territory.
80% of grants made by Ontario funders stayed in Ontario; the rest went to charities elsewhere.
Ontario is a net exporter of grant money, sending C$3.8B more out of the province than its charities draw in from outside funders.

Ontario is a net exporter of grant money, C$3.8B more leaves than arrives.

Largest funders based in Ontario

Grantmakers headquartered in Ontario, sized by total grants made. Pick one for its dossier.

15,334 other fundersC$35B

Canadahelps CanadonC$2.7B The Bruce H. Mitchell FoundationC$2.2B

Charities in Ontario that draw the most

The charities in Ontario that received the most grant money.

1University Health Network / Réseau Universitaire de SantéC$1.9B 2Queen's University at KingstonC$1.2B 3Ridley CollegeC$1.1B 4The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/Conseil de Direction de L'Armée Du Salut Du CanadaC$880M 5The Hospital for Sick ChildrenC$747M 6The Governing Council of the University of TorontoC$741M 7United Israel Appeal of Canada IncC$607M 8United Jewish Appeal of Greater TorontoC$551M

Biggest funders reaching into Ontario from elsewhere

Funders in other provinces sending the most money to charities in Ontario.

1Canadian Online Giving Foundation/Fondation canadienne de dons en ligneC$436M 2L'Église Adventiste du Septième Jour-Fédération du Québec / Seventh-Day Adventist Church Quebec ConferenceC$346M 3The Azrieli Foundation/La Fondation AzrieliC$235M 4Aqueduct FoundationC$227M 5Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal / La Fondation Communautaire Juive de MontréalC$142M 6Canadian Foodgrains Bank Association Inc/Association de la Banque Canadienne de Grains Inc.C$108M

Where the money goes by org size

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

Under C$100k2% vs 2% national

C$100k to C$1M12% vs 14% national

C$1M to C$10M23% vs 27% national

C$10M to C$100M33% vs 29% national

C$100M and up30% 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 Ontario that reached charities also located in Ontario, rather than charities elsewhere. A high share means local funders mostly back local causes; a low one means the money largely leaves.
Is Ontario a major grantmaking province?: Ontario ranks 1st 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 Ontario?: Start with the largest grantmakers based in Ontario, currently Canadahelps Canadon and The Bruce H. Mitchell Foundation. Funders from other provinces also reach in, led by Canadian Online Giving Foundation/Fondation canadienne de dons en ligne.
How recent is this Ontario 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