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

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

Is Saskatchewan a major grantmaking province?

Saskatchewan ranks 6th 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 Saskatchewan?

Start with the largest grantmakers based in Saskatchewan, currently The Manitoba-Saskatchewan Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation Inc.. Funders from other provinces also reach in, led by The Jim Pattison Foundation.

How recent is this Saskatchewan 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 · SK

Grantmaking in Saskatchewan

1,810 grantmakers are based in Saskatchewan. Together they granted C$932M across the FY2017–2023 T3010 returns, the 6th most of any province or territory, and kept 74% of it in Saskatchewan. Most of it stays, with 26% leaving the province.

1,810

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C$932M

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74%

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The short version

1,810 grantmakers are based in Saskatchewan, granting C$932M across the FY2017–2023 T3010 returns, the 6th most of any province or territory.
74% of grants made by Saskatchewan funders stayed in Saskatchewan; the rest went to charities elsewhere.
Saskatchewan is a net importer of grant money, its charities drawing C$212M more from outside funders than Saskatchewan funders send out.

Saskatchewan is a net importer of grant money, C$212M more arrives than leaves.

Largest funders based in Saskatchewan

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

1,802 other fundersC$585M

The Manitoba-Saskatchewan Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist ChurchC$97M St Paul's Hospital Foundation IncC$36M

Charities in Saskatchewan that draw the most

The charities in Saskatchewan that received the most grant money.

1Saskatchewan Health AuthorityC$126M 2The Manitoba-Saskatchewan Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist ChurchC$93M 3Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation Inc.C$59M 4University of SaskatchewanC$48M 5St. Paul's Hospital (Grey Nuns) of SaskatoonC$36M 6Saskatchewan Indian Institute of TechnologiesC$18M 7The Art Gallery of Saskatchewan Inc.C$18M 8Saskatchewan PolytechnicC$18M

Biggest funders reaching into Saskatchewan from elsewhere

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

1The Jim Pattison FoundationC$48M 2Canadahelps CanadonC$47M 3Lily Street FoundationC$30M 4Mastercard FoundationC$20M 5Canadian Online Giving Foundation/Fondation canadienne de dons en ligneC$14M 6Seventh-Day Adventist Church in CanadaC$10M

Where the money goes by org size

Grant dollars to charities in Saskatchewan, by the recipient's size, against the national average (the marker). Saskatchewan 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$100k5% vs 2% national

C$100k to C$1M24% vs 14% national

C$1M to C$10M29% vs 27% national

C$10M to C$100M17% vs 29% national

C$100M and up24% 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 Saskatchewan that reached charities also located in Saskatchewan, rather than charities elsewhere. A high share means local funders mostly back local causes; a low one means the money largely leaves.
Is Saskatchewan a major grantmaking province?: Saskatchewan ranks 6th 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 Saskatchewan?: Start with the largest grantmakers based in Saskatchewan, currently The Manitoba-Saskatchewan Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation Inc.. Funders from other provinces also reach in, led by The Jim Pattison Foundation.
How recent is this Saskatchewan 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