Major Gift News

$600,000 will go toward undergraduate research fellowships and Giving Tuesday matching funds; $250,000 will go toward the work of Rare Dementia Support Canada, which is based at the University; and $150,000 will go toward the creation of a wampum belt as a part of the University’s support of Indigenous Initiatives and Reconciliation Efforts.

Donation from an anonymous alumni donor supports the Centennial Scholarship Program.

The anonymous gift will support AI research and graduate studies in the Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering.

The anonymous donation is to the Tech with a Conscience campaign, and will support the University’s campus expansion.

Donation from the estate of Arthur “Bud” George Hall will support efforts to build the Taylor Family Campus Centre.

Donation will fund a four-year research study at Trillium Health Partners’ Institute for Better Health to improve support and better integrate caregivers into health care teams.

Donation is toward high priority projects and equipment for the Delta Hospital Campus of Care. $250,000 is allocated to the new Beedie Long Term Care Centre.

Donation will help Alberta CKUA Radio continue its operations.

Donation will fund a scholarship program and mentorship for skilled trades students in the following programs: Welding Technician; Carpentry & Renovation; Motive Power; Construction Engineering Technology; Mechanical Engineering Technology.

Donation is a part of the launch of SAIT’s Real Futures campaign, and will support curriculum revitalization, upgrading equipment and technology, and reimagining learning experiences.

Donation is to the Sauder School of Business’ Power House Expansion Project, and will fund a dynamic space within the Powerhouse building designed to bring students, faculty, and industry leaders together to tackle complex challenges and create new ventures. The space will be the home of Creative Destruction Lab-Vancouver.

Donation is to the Campaign to Create Tomorrow.

Donation will help build the physical space to house the Centre for Mature Women’s Health.

Donation will open a free enterprise centre on campus.

The FDC Foundation is matching donations made between February 12 and April 30 2025, up to $2 million in support of the Beyond The Scan Campaign, which aims to bring Kenora’s first-ever MRI, a new CT Scanner, and advanced mammography equipment to the Hospital.

Donation is through Hyundai Canada’s Hyundai Hope on Wheels initiative to support pediatric cancer research.

AMS Healthcare and J & W Murphy Foundation each endowed $1.75 million to create the new Roper-Hannah Chair in the History of Healthcare and Health Equity.

Chris and Jessica Bassitt have pledged to donate $10,000 USD to Jays Care Foundation for each game the Blue Jays win this season where Chris pitches.

Donation supports the Faculty of Engineer’s Inclusive Pathways to Engineering Careers Program, which aims to remove barriers and increase access to engineering education among equity-deserving groups.

Donation will establish an endowed bursary fund aimed at supporting students facing socio-economic barriers to post-secondary education.

Donation will establish a fund to support students facing significant financial need or other socio-economic barriers.

Donation will support the establishment of the interim cardiac catheterization lab.

Donation is to the Thrive Here campaign, which will being a recreation and wellness centre of the Kelowna campus.

Donation from the KPMG Foundation is over three years to support underserved youth across Canada by providing access to education, resources, mentorship, and development.

Donation is to the Oncology Outcomes (O2) initiatives, which analyzes data to see what treatments or interventions might be the most effective for future cancer care.

Donation marks the official launch of the “Relevons la tête ensemble” fundraising campaign to support patient well-being and mental health research.

Donation will kickstart the Glioblastoma Research Program, a five-year research program into a rare and highly aggressive form of brain cancer.

Donation supports the long-term care home’s redevelopment campaign.

Bill and Mary Dorssers tripled donations made throughout March 2025 to the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Foundation for a new fluoroscopy machine, up to $100,000.

The Max Bell Foundation renewed its support for the Max Bell School of Public Policy, which the Foundation helped establish through a gift in 2017.

Donation is to the School of Population and Global Health.

Donation supports the Student Leadership Academy, a program dedicated to equipping students with the skills, confidence, and networks they need to lead in their communities and beyond. Funds will create ten entrance scholarships for incoming students.

Donation is over five years and will go toward an initiative to improve the development of trustworthy AI-based systems.

Donation is toward most pressing needs and the enhancement of the Hospital’s Welcome Centre.

Donation supports the establishment of the Metabolic Centre of Excellence.

The $1 million grant is in response to the food insecurity crisis in Ottawa.

Donation supports the campaign to build a new campus.

Donation supports the construction of the Norfolk Haldimand Community Hospice.

Donation will enable the creation of a new research institute with the dual mission of training talent in the high-tech sector and developing tangible technological innovations for society.

Donation supports the creation of the Sphère Québecor program, which will include a series of research and teaching initiatives; as well as the creation of an environmental, social, and governance investment fund and scholarships for Université Laval’s international business development missions.

Donation is over ten years and will support intensive care, emergency care, and mental health services.

Donation from the RBC Foundation supports tree planting and community initiatives.

Donation from the RBC Foundation as a part of RBC’s new Community Infrastructure Fund supports accessibility and accommodations for Glenbow’s visitors with physical, cogitative, and sensory needs.

RBC is investing $1.35 million toward the previously launched RBC Design Thinking Program and to fund 10 scholarships for engineering, and computer and data science students.

Issie and Rhoda Rabinovitch are matching donations made to the Redbirds football team made during the annual McGill24 fundraiser, up to $140,000.

Donation from the Shoppers Foundation for Women’s Health is to Manitoba’s MMIWG2S+ Healing and Empowerment Endowment Fund, a fund created by the provincial government of Manitoba to help the families of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people.

Donation will establish a scholarship for students in the Faculty of Health Sciences’ Nursing program.

Donation supports a new pilot program at the School of Continuing Studies designed to help Black Canadians navigate barriers to employment and secure jobs in critical industries.

Donation is a part of the TD Ready Commitment and supports efforts to advance e-mental health innovation.

Donation supports the new centre for early childhood education.