Jim Pattison

One gift; not his lifetime total.

How they give

• One gift; not his lifetime total.[1][2]
• Form: cash. Channel: direct to recipient.[1]

The math

Every number is footnoted. Where we did the arithmetic, the note shows it.

Documented figure

$75M[1][2]Gift to the new St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver (2017)

Paid vs pledged

Pledged[1]As reported by the cited sources. A pledge is not proof of payment.

Foundation pass-through vs. reaching charities

Direct to the recipient[1]Recipient named in the sources.

% of net worth

Not yet researchedUnknown is not zero.

The gift

Gift to the new St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver (2017)

$75M[1][2]

Form

cash

Status

pledged

Channel

direct to recipient

Recipient

St. Paul's Hospital Foundation

Date

2017

As of

29 March 2017

What it means: One gift; not his lifetime total.

Sources: [1][2]

Giving timeline

Dated facts present in this record, each tied to a numbered citation.

1. 29 March 2017
   Documented giving record[1]

   Canada billionaire makes history with $75m donation

2. 30 November 2022
   Cited disclosure[2]

   Jim Pattison donates $30 million to New Westminster hospital project | Daily Hive | Urbanized

Notable gifts / records

Documented giving

$75M [1]

Gift to the new St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver (2017)

Scope: Single gift. Period: 2017. As of: 2017-03-29.

Sources

• [1] S01 Canada billionaire makes history with $75m donation BBC News · 2017-03-29 · checked 2026-10-11 “…Business Tech Science Entertainment & Arts Health More In Pictures BBC Verify Newsbeat US & Canada Canada billionaire makes history with $75m donation Published 29 March 2017 Share close panel Share page Copy link About sharing Image source, Getty Images Image caption,…” Page states the figure used here ($75M). Citation check: passed (HTTP 200, figure found near the name).
• [2] S02 Jim Pattison donates $30 million to New Westminster hospital project | Daily Hive | Urbanized Daily Hive · 2022-11-30 · checked 2026-10-11 “… the decades, he has made multi-million dollar donations to hospitals across the province. In 2017, Pattison donated $75 million towards the new $2.2 billion St. Paul’s Hospital , which is currently under construction in the False Creek Flats . …” Page states the figure used here ($75M). Citation check: passed (HTTP 200, figure found near the name).

Identity and updates

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