Grant and Funding Programs Offered by GiftPact Foundation Inc.

GiftPact Foundation is a Canadian public charitable foundation created in 2011 to make structured philanthropy easier and more tax-efficient. Rather than running its own charitable programs, GiftPact acts as an intermediary and “philanthropy hub” by establishing and managing donor-advised funds (DAFs). Donors make irrevocable gifts of cash or other eligible assets to GiftPact, receive immediate charitable tax receipts, and then recommend distributions over time to Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) registered charities and other qualified donees across Canada and certain qualifying foreign institutions.

GiftPact offers two main fund structures. The Impact Now Fund functions like a charitable bank account where donations are held in cash to be granted in the near term. The Future Impact Fund is invested using a conservative, globally diversified asset mix managed by Quadrant Private Wealth, allowing donors to grow capital and support causes over a longer horizon. In both cases, GiftPact administers all record‑keeping, regulatory reporting and grant disbursement on behalf of donors.

GiftPact does not limit support to specific sectors; instead, it enables donors to support any CRA-registered charity or qualified donee that aligns with their own priorities. Typical uses include ongoing operating support, capital campaigns, scholarships, matching campaigns and multi‑year pledge commitments. Donors can also recommend grants to certain qualifying foreign charities, subject to Canadian tax rules, and may choose to remain anonymous to recipient organizations.

Since inception, GiftPact reports having received more than $185 million in donations and having distributed approximately $135 million to charities and other qualified donees, with thousands of individual distributions processed each year. This demonstrates a substantial and ongoing grantmaking role within the Canadian philanthropic ecosystem.

While GiftPact’s primary criterion is that recipients be CRA-registered charities or qualified donees, it also applies an internal Gift Acceptance Policy to the types of assets it will receive, including cash, marketable securities, life insurance, private company shares and flow‑through shares under specified conditions. Administrative fees and retained interest are disclosed through fee disclosure documents, and donors receive regular statements and live access to fund balances through an online donor portal.

Donors initiate grant recommendations either through the portal or by contacting the GiftPact team. The foundation then verifies eligibility of the proposed recipients and completes the distributions, providing confirmation and reporting through the portal. Donors can set up recurring distributions and outline successor instructions to continue grantmaking after their death.

GiftPact Foundation was created by Quadrant Private Wealth as an independent charitable entity to simplify philanthropy for wealth management clients and other donors. Quadrant provides investment management and administrative services for a fixed fee reviewed annually by GiftPact’s independent board of directors. Governance documents such as the Gift Acceptance Policy, sample Donor‑Advised Fund Agreement, fee disclosure forms and illustrative case studies are publicly available on the website, supporting transparency for current and prospective donors.

Through this structure, GiftPact combines professional portfolio management, centralized administration and donor‑driven grant recommendations, making it a key conduit for channeling private wealth into charitable grants throughout Canada.