Saskatchewan Community Foundation
Open to any Canadian donor.
Place-based community foundation serving Saskatchewan (est. 1969). Among the most transparent published fee schedules in the sector — separate tiered fees for Legacy (endowed) and Flex (flow-through) fund types, plus a No-Fee Flow-Through option for cash-held funds. Donors can hold both Legacy and Flow-Through accounts simultaneously.
Cost calculator
Estimate fees for your scenario. Grants are never reduced by fees — fees apply after each year's granting.
See year-by-year breakdown
| Year | Contribution | Growth | Granted | Fees | End balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | $5,000 | $5,250 | $1,995 | $97,755 |
| 2 | $10,000 | $5,388 | $5,657 | $2,150 | $105,336 |
| 3 | $10,000 | $5,767 | $6,055 | $2,301 | $112,747 |
| 4 | $10,000 | $6,137 | $6,444 | $2,449 | $119,991 |
| 5 | $10,000 | $6,500 | $6,825 | $2,593 | $127,073 |
| 6 | $10,000 | $6,854 | $7,196 | $2,735 | $133,995 |
| 7 | $10,000 | $7,200 | $7,560 | $2,873 | $140,763 |
| 8 | $10,000 | $7,538 | $7,915 | $3,008 | $147,378 |
| 9 | $10,000 | $7,869 | $8,262 | $3,140 | $153,845 |
| 10 | $10,000 | $8,192 | $8,602 | $3,269 | $160,167 |
Minimums
$10,000 minimum across all product types.
Granting rules
Assets accepted
- Cash
- Public securities
- Life insurance
- Bequests
Scale & activity
From T3010 CRA filing · FYE 2024-12-31
- Total DAF assets
- $67.3M
- Annual grants
- $3.8M
- Actual payout
- 5.6%
- DAF accounts
- 97
- Avg. account
- $693,571
CRA registration 890271448RR0001. Payout rate is actual grants divided by total assets over the filing period — a real-world indicator that can differ from the provider's stated disbursement policy.
Fee structure
Admin fee tiers
| Balance range | Rate |
|---|---|
| $0K – $1M· Legacy (endowed) funds | 1.50% |
| $1M – $5M | 1.25% |
| $5M+ | 1.00% |
Investment fee tiers
| Balance range | Rate |
|---|---|
| $0K+· Historical range 0.4%–0.6% on invested funds; shared cost-recovery basis | 0.50% |
Flow-through fee tiers
| Balance range | Rate |
|---|---|
| $0K+· Flex Flow-Through: 2% one-time fee on donations, not annual | 2.00% |
Three fund products. Legacy (endowed) uses the tiered admin schedule above plus ~0.5% investment. Flex Flow-Through charges 2% upfront on donations (one-time, not annual). No-Fee Flow-Through charges 0% admin; held outside the investment portfolio. Donors often open a Legacy Fund before a Flow-Through.
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Data sources
Confidence: Published on provider site · Last verified 2026-04-21
Value proposition authored by WellFunded