Major Gift News

Donation will help purchase high-demand, nutritious and culturally appropriate food for people accessing emergency food programs across Daily Bread’s network of member agencies.

Donation is toward Runnymede Healthcare’s post-traumatic stress injuries Centre of Excellence, and supports the construction of two new specialized treatment facilities in Toronto and Caledon.

Donation supports the redevelopment of the hospital’s therapeutic pool.

Donation supports a new women’s cardiovascular health clinic at the South Health Campus.

An anonymous donor pledged to match donations toward the School’s campus expansion project, up to $200,000, until the build is complete.

Donation is over two years and will directly support breakfast programs in First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities and high-needs areas across Quebec, Ontario and Atlantic Canada.

Donation will help grow soccer at the grassroots level and expand access for youth across the country.

Donation supports the installation of a Chinese bronze bell, Temple bell of Wei Bin, cast in 1518 during the Ming Dynasty, inside the Museum’s future Hennick Entrance.

In advance of a possible new energy project, Bruce Power created the Regional Municipal Readiness Assessment Fund so communities in Bruce, Grey, and Huron can prepare. The Fund will allow nearby municipalities and counties to apply for money for studies and assessment on growing needs such as roads, housing, water systems, schools, hospitals and jobs.

Through Cadbury’s Make Every Bite Count campaign, a portion of proceeds from product sales between April 6 and May 18 were donated to Food Banks Canada and select affiliate food banks, up to $100,000. Cadbury additionally made a direct donation of $100,000.

Donation supports the launch of the Canine Performance Lab, and will fund research into movement, healthy aging and behaviour.

Donation is over five years and will help fund the purchase of a new CT scanner.

Donation is over four years and will fund two programs, an operating grant supporting established BC dementia researchers; and a Research Trainee Award to support the next generation of scientists.

Donation establishes two endowed professorships at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, the Ozhaawashkobinesiik Professorship in Indigenous Health Systems Research, and a second Professorship in Indigenous Public Health Research.

Donation is to the Faculty of Dental Medicine and will create a fund that will support entrepreneurship training, excellence scholarships, oral health research and the clinical advancement of UdeM’s dental students and graduates.

The FDC Foundation has donated $500,000 toward critical diagnostic imaging at North Bay Regional Health Centre. The FDC Foundation has additionally committed a $1 million matching gift toward diagnostic imaging.

Donation supports the redevelopment of St. Joseph’s Lodge in Gore Bay and transportation that helps older adults on Manitoulin Island access services.

The estate of Marjorie Elizabeth Goodfellow will contribute an estimated $2 million to establish a research chair in English Quebec Studies.

Donation will support STEM outreach initiatives in the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. Programming will target K-12 students through hands-on learning experiences, particularly students in rural and underrepresented communities.

Donation from the Hospitals of Regina Foundation to the College of Medicine will establish a new clinical pediatric research chair in the origins of health and disease.

Donation from the late David and Shirley Hughes will establish an endowment fund at the Foundation.

Donation will support the development of four Atlantic Provincial Editions of the Canadian Atlas of Palliative Care, one for each of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador.

Donation supports the QEII Foundation’s We Are campaign, and will help bring state-of-the-art medical equipment and technology to the QEII Health Sciences Centre over the next five years.

Donation is over four years and will strengthen dementia services across Manitoba.

Donation supports the ASPIRE project, which improves healthcare access and health outcomes for adolescent girls and young women in Nigeria.

Donation is toward the Children in Crisis Response Fund (CICRF), which supports immediate emergency response to conflicts and crises.

Donation is toward the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Coastal and Marine Ecosystems (COSME) Project, which supports improved climate-resilient, equitable economies within communities relying on coastal and marine ecosystems, especially women, in Kenya’s Coast Region.

Donation supports Plan International Canada’s general operations.

Donation supports Plan International Canada’s general operations.

Donation supports Plan International Canada’s general operations.

Donation supports Plan International Canada’s general operations.

Donation supports Plan International Canada’s general operations.

Donation supports to initiatives within the McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA): the Labarge Centre for Mobility in Aging and the MIRA | Dixon Hall Centre.

Donation is toward the Museum Transforms Lives campaign, and will endow a Fund for Contemporary Quebec and Canadian Art.

Donation supports the Fraser Institute’s energy research.

The endowed gift supports kinesiology and will establish four chairs in healthy living, scholarships, and a Kinesiology and Healthspan Institute.

Donation supports the launch of Tree Canada’s new Biodiversity Restoration Initiative, supporting biodiversity restoration through the planting of native and local climate-adapted trees and plants in ecologically significant areas.

Donation will support the creation of a Cancer Care Centre at SHN’s General Hospital; help advance primary care model that addresses the lack of access to primary care in Scarborough; and establish a Professorship in Critical Care Research.

Donation is to the Temerty Faculty of Medicine’s Department of Family and Community Medicine, and will create a fund in mature women’s health to enhance training for family physicians at every stage of their careers.

Donation from the RBC Foundation is toward the redevelopment project for Glenrose Hospital’s therapeutic pool.

Donation is toward the NXT10 Campaign, and supports a new ultrasound unit for the Diagnostic Imaging department at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital.

Donation is over five years and will provide ongoing support to the pre-existing Scotiabank Centre for Analytics & AI at Queen’s Smith School of Business.

Donation will create an endowment to provide ongoing annual support for priority equipment and capital needs at Quinte Health, Belleville General Hospital. The fund’s first distribution will support the planned expansion of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Quinte Health Belleville General Hospital.

Donation will establish a fund to support expanded tuition assistance at the Anne & Max Tanenbaum Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto (TanenbaumCHAT). The fund is facilitated by UJA Federation of Greater Toronto and housed within the Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto.

Donation is toward the expansion of the St. Joseph Seniors’ Residence in Ponteix, Saskatchewan by 10 rooms.

Donation supports the acquisition of two fixed digital radiography (X-ray) systems, one each for Kingston General Hospital’s emergency department and Hotel Dieu Hospital’s Urgent Care Centre; and a new mobile digital X-ray system for Kingston General Hospital.

Donation is to St. Joe’s Build Extraordinary campaign, and will help build a new patient tower.

Donation is to expand the Change Makers in Co-op Program, which enables students from across the University to participate in co-op positions at registered Canadian charities and not-for-profit organizations in Canada and around the world.

Donation is toward the University’s School of Medicine, and will support student training, research and innovation, community impact, and critical infrastructure

Donation will fund a five-year partnership between Kids Help Phone and Trent University designed to integrate national mental health support with campus-based services.

Donation is toward the Early Connections Program, and will help expand early clinical intervention and provide critical family support, with a focus on improving mental health outcomes for children under the age of six. The program aims to deliver earlier access to care, helping to positively shape family dynamics and create lasting impacts on children’s well-being.

Matching donation is toward the construction of a new regional food centre in Nanaimo.

Donation establishes a plastic surgery resident education and training fund at the Division of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery.

Donation kicked off the Royal’s Lives Reclaimed campaign.

Donation is toward the Play It Forward campaign, which supports the Lake Country Co-Op Leisure Centre.