Major Gift News

An anonymous private foundation donated a building to St. Paul’s Foundation for use by Foundry, which will house a youth wellness centre. The gift is valued at over $13.8 million.

Donation is toward the middle school music program.

Donation forms the Institute for Financial Literacy. A portion of the donation will also support a new student access bursary, and capital funding will additionally be put toward the Centre for Innovation in Manufacturing expansion and the new Healthtech Centre for Applied Learning and Innovation project.

Donation is toward the campaign for a new emergency department.

Unspecified multimillion-dollar gift from the Barrett Family Foundation will go toward the previously established Barrett Centre of Innovation in Sustainable Urban Agriculture (Barrett Centre), allowing for new programs, expanded scholarships and bursaries, and the purchase of new equipment and technologies.

Donation supports a new second BC Cancer Centre in Surrey.

Donation supports the development of a technical training centre.

Donation supports sustainability initiatives, including CHEO’s Phase 1 Redevelopment and the future of low‑carbon pediatric care.

Donation supports an intensive treatment program for obsessive-compulsive disorder

Donation from the Carnegie Corporation of New York is directed toward researchers helping to promote peace and cooperation in border areas and refugee communities across Africa.

Donation is toward the revitalization of the Emergency Department at Hamilton General Hospital.

The donation of over $1 million funded a new SPECT CT system.

As a part of its new commitment to contribute $100 million over the next 10 years to support the prevention of homelessness, CN’s Railroaders for Change, is giving $250,000 each to Chaînon Women’s Shelter, Dans la rue, Old Brewery Mission, and Projets Autochtone du Québec to support programs serving individuals and families, as well as addressing specific needs of youth, women, First Nations and Métis who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

Donation supports equipment and technology needs at the future acute care facility within the Fancsy Family Hospital.

Donation is toward the Timmins and District Hospital emergency department expansion.

Donation will establish the Dr. Leo Gerard Chair in Occupational Safety and Health, in honour of the late Leo Gerard, a labour leader and advocate of workplace safety.

Donation is to the Bringing Hearts Home Campaign, which aims to expand local cardiac services.

Donation establishes a student experience fund to support learning opportunities for students at the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics.

Donation is toward the School of Nursing and will advance student experiences and research opportunities, and provide financial awards for students pursuing the LPN to RN bridging pathway.

Donation will expand the TELUS Student Bursary program, and launches a fund to help remove barriers for underserved youth pursuing post-secondary education in STEM.

Donation supports the modernization of the hospital’s Medical Device Reprocessing Department.

Donation will go toward the purchase of a da Vinci Surgical Robot.

Donation supports the new Weyburn General Hospital.

Donation supports the new Student Success and Care Centre at Georgian College’s Barrie Campus.

Donation supports the development of the London Veteran Village.

Donation is over ten years and will support the SickKids AI program, an initiative transforming pediatric health care through responsible AI implementation.

Donation will strengthen the hospital’s ability to deliver high quality care.

Donation supports a new Medical Radiation Technology lab which will provide students with hands-on training for careers in diagnostic imaging.

Donation will establish an endowed fund which will provide three bursaries annually to help remove financial barriers for students.

Donation will establish an endowed fund which will provide four bursaries annually for rural students facing financial barriers.

Donation was made to TeleMiracle 50, a province-wide telethon in support of the Kinsmen Foundation of Saskatchewan.

Donation from the KPMG Foundation and KPMG’s Quebec Office supports the Business Decarbonization Initiative at the John Molson School of Business.

Donation is through the Kruger Big Assist program, a program which supports community hockey associations who are working to remove barriers and promote inclusivity in the sport.

Donation is for the Labatt Family Thriving Minds Program, a child and youth mental health program which unites expertise from SickKids, CAMH, and the Garry Hurvitz Centre for Community Health.

Donation is to the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) Pet Trust, and supports the construction of the new Medical and Surgical Learning Centre which will be key for training students from Northern Ontario communities.

Donation is toward the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, and supports facility expansions, including a new three-storey student-focused building, as well as a lecture hall, and the launch of the LANG GoodWorks program, an innovative learning program which will provide paid summer internships in the charitable and non-profit sectors for students.

Donation supports the Lawson Centre for Sustainability, and Trinity College’s Integrated Sustainability Initiative.

Donation is toward the creation of a fund to ensure ongoing support for HEC Montréal’s Pole D research centre.

Donation is to the Welcoming: The Future King’s campaign, and supports the redevelopment plan for the southeast corner of King’s campus.

Donation will establish an endowed chair in Neuroimaging for Brain Health in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. Additionally, $100,000 of the gift will create a fellowship fund in neuroscience to support postdoctoral research within the Schulich School of Medicine& Dentistry.

Donation will support the University of Manitoba Men’s Basketball program over the next 10 years, funding various needs including equipment, facility upgrades, travel costs, nutrition, and student-athlete supports.

Donation will support improved access to essential colorectal cancer screening.

Donation establishes the Herman Kassinger Foundation Endowment Fund to be utilized for strategic projects and highest priority needs for the Grandview Children’s Centre.

Donation is toward the Centre for Life Building Campaign.

Donation will establish a new undergraduate scholarship initiative designed to attract the best and brightest youth to StFX.

Donation supports the Mosaic’s Child Life Program and other initiatives to enhance care and support at the hospital.

Donation is toward the Bringing Hearts Home campaign, which aims to bring a cardiac care facility to Lethbridge.

Donation will launch a Space Institute at the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science. The Institute will advance research, innovation and student training in space engineering.

The gift will match donations made toward a new endoscopy suite, up to $1 million.

Donation from RBC and the RBC Foundation will support hands-on technical training and clinical readiness for nurses across multiple areas of care at the hospital.

Donation is from the RBC Foundation through its Community Spaces Grant, and supports accessibility initiatives at the Museum, funding renovations to further improve physical accessibility at the Jean-Noël Desmarais Pavilion.

Donation supports the launch of a food prescription program for UBC students, as well as supporting sustainable agriculture training through the UBC Farm Practicum in Sustainable Agriculture, and the BC Food Web.

Donation from the RBC Foundation will help expand local health-care training through Kingston Health Sciences Centre’s simulation training program.

Donation is from the RBC Foundation through its Community Spaces Grant program and will support upgrades reducing barriers for individuals with mobility and visual impairments at Oakville YMCA’s 410 Rebecca St. facility.

Donation will fund the installation of a large-scale amethyst geode in the future Hennick Entrance. The gift also supports equipment and upgrades to ROM’s Science Research Labs.

Donation will establish a research centre for healthy aging and happiness.

Donation is over 10 years to the Women and Children’s Health Research Institute, a research institute dedicated to investigating women’s, children’s and perinatal health. The Institute is based at the University of Alberta, and operates through a partnership with the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation, Alberta Women’s Health Foundation (an initiative of the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation), and Alberta Health Services.

Donation will establish a new women’s health centre at the Foothills Medical Centre.

Donation is toward the previously established Emara Excellence in Research & Education Fund, and will expand research at the hospital, attract the next generation of healthcare professionals to the region, and fund equipment needs at Windsor Regional Hospital.

Planned gift to establish an endowment for the School of Health, which will advance the university’s leadership in community and preventive health.

Donation is toward the Beaconsfield Cultural Centre Campaign.

Donation is toward the Beaconsfield Cultural Centre Campaign.

Donation is toward the Beaconsfield Cultural Centre Campaign.

Donation is toward the Beaconsfield Cultural Centre Campaign.

Investment from the Lawson Foundation and Waltons Trust supports the launch of the Outdoor & Land-Based ECE, a new pan-Canadian initiative to strengthen early childhood education through outdoor and land-based teaching and learning.

Donation is toward FutureWorks P.E.I., a new initiative aimed at expanding trades training, as well as growing advanced digital and AI education to address key workforce and productivity challenges facing Prince Edward Island.

Donation will enhance the Museum’s permanent collection, improve the public’s access to and understanding of the collection’s cultural and historical value, and support the Museum’s core priorities.

Donation is toward the Bringing Hearts Home campaign.

Donation supports the expansion of Ronald McDonald House Southwestern Ontario’s Windsor House’s capacity, when a new site opens at the Fancsy Family Hospital.

Funding is over three years through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s PromoScience program and will strengthen Toronto Zoo’s Science Careers Pathways Programs, expanding inclusive, hands-on learning experiences for youth facing systemic barriers, that strengthen science literacy, support career development, and open doors to future opportunities in conservation and STEM.