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The richest 100 charitable foundations hold more wealth than 5,800 others

And other insights from the IJF’s charity tax return data

Roberto Rocha

Kayla Zhu

Roberto Rocha, Kayla Zhu

4 Aug 2023 • 4 min read

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A volunteer bags groceries for people in need in Montreal. In 2021, Canadian charities received $21.5 billion in donations, a record high. (The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes)

Roberto is an award-winning journalist who specializes in computational methods for investigations. Before joining the IJF, he was a data journalist at CBC News and the Montreal Gazette.

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