Major Gift News

Bayer Canada raised over $120,000 throughout 2022 in support of Food Banks Canada programs directed at
childhood hunger and northern food insecurity.

Donation is in support of the Feel Out Loud campaign, and will scale access to support services in communities across Canada.

Donation is in support of the Feel Out Loud campaign, and will provide access to new technology and develop new services.

Donation is to help STARS continue its work.

Donation to the Unlock Potential campaign, and towards Indigenous programming at the new Ādisōke Ottawa Public Library central location under construction in LeBreton Flats. The gift will be distributed over 5 years.

Donation is equally split between the Canadian Red Cross and UNICEF Canada appeals supporting the critical humanitarian needs following the earthquake that hit south-east Türkiye and Syria in February 2023.

Donation will create scholarships for students in 21 skilled trades programs.

Donation is to the Brighter Days campaign, and supports the redevelopment of South Shore Regional Hospital and its emergency department.

Donation will launch a skilled trades accelerator to support people interested in entering the trades locate resources.

Donation is in support of the Safe Community Project Assist program, and will be used to purchase education materials to assist in training.

Donation is toward the GSK Chair in Virology, which was originally established in 1996.

Donation supports the continuation of the Harrison McCain Young Scholars Award, which was established in 2006.

Donation is to preserve the ‘Crying Rock’ as a part of Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre’s Reclaiming Shingwauk Hall exhibit, which presents 110 years of the history of Shingwauk Indian Industrial Residential Schools. $15,000 of the donation was raised by the Hellenic Heritage Foundation.

Donation is to the Measuring Beyond initiative, and will allow for the deployment of several initiatives to help develop environmental, social, and governance measurement standards through the creation of a scholarship program and a forum for dialogue among program stakeholders and KPMG sustainability professionals. KPMG will also hold an annual conference to discuss new environmental, social, and governance developments and their implications for businesses.

Donation will support the atrium in the Phil and Jennie Gaglardi Tower. Funds for the gift come from a combination of local employees and corporate giving from both Kruger and Unifor.

Donation supports immunotherapy and throat cancer research.

Donation will go toward the capital campaign for a new facility to house the Art Gallery of Sudbury.

Donation will create the Innovative Oncology and Hematology Treatment Development Fund, which will support the development of cancer treatments for children.

The commitment from Mastercard Foundation is to support the Digital Acceleration for Indigenous Youth Initiative, a partnership between the McKenna Institute at the University of New Brunswick, the Ulnooweg Education Centre, and the Joint Economic Development Initiative.

As a part of a $10 million commitment to conservation, the McCall MacBain Foundation has invested in Nature United to further solutions for scaling down emissions and protecting nature while investing in communities.

Donation is to the University of Victoria Vikes basketball team.

Donation is toward the capital construction costs of the Markham Campus.

Donation will expand research and support graduate student recruitment at the University. Nine research programs will receiving funding, nine new faculty members will be hired to support research intensity in strategic areas, 54 postdoctoral fellows will be recruited, and financial support for an estimated 79 grad students will result from the gift.

Donation will be spread over 10 years and supports the Women in Trades Technology (WITT) program, to increase awareness, enrolment, and training opportunities for women in Saskatchewan trades

Donation is to CAMH’s No One Left Behind campaign, and will directly support the new Research & Discovery Centre. As a part of the gift, Orlando Corporation will match donations to the Research & Discovery Centre up to $20 million.

Donation is to Ducks Unlimited Canada’s National Boreal Program and will support wetlands conservation and stewardship in boreal forest regions of Saskatchewan and British Columbia, and wetlands training for residents and employees in industries that operate or work in the boreal forest regions of the two provinces.

Donation is to the Canadian Red Cross Earthquake in Türkiye & Syria Appeal to provide aid for humanitarian needs following the earthquake which occurred in February 2023.

The donation from the Welland-based real estate team will be spread over four years and support the expansion at Royer Richelieu.

This is the lead gift that launches the AGO’s expansion project.

Donation supports multiple myeloma research and will fund four projects potential clinical impact using novel therapies being developed.

The Schulich Foundation announced the Schulich Builders scholarship program, which will cover tuition, tools, and living expenses for students enrolling in a skilled trade program at one of ten participating colleges. Participating colleges are: Centennial, Fanshawe, Algonquin, George Brown, Mohawk, Sheridan, Conestoga, Durham, Humber, and Loyalist.

Donation will go toward the capital campaign for a new facility to house the Art Gallery of Sudbury.

Donation is over three years to Right To Play’s PLAY Program, to improve access to community-led, culturally relevant programs for Indigenous youth.

Donation supports a transition program for children with complex epilepsy receiving treatment at CHU Sainte-Justine moving toward adult care at CHUM.

Donation is to establish the Nicolas Michael Farkouh Bursary, which will provide financial aid to students. The FDC Foundation matched the donation for a total $200,000 endowment.

FDC Foundation matched a $100,000 gift made by the John Carl MacIsaac Foundation to establish the Nicolas Michael Farkouh Bursary.

Donation supports Credit Valley Conservation’s Community Outreach tree planting and youth engagement programs.

Through the Weston Family Soil Health Initiative, the Weston Family Foundation is providing $10 million in funding to eight agricultural and conservation organizations working to promote soil health best management practices. Recipients are: Assiniboine Community College; Dalhousie University; Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario; Farming Smarter Association; Greenbelt Foundation; Guelph University, Soils at Guelph; the Resilience Institute; and University of Saskatchewan.

White Spot announced that between February 26 and March 5 it would donate $2 from every burger sold to Variety – the Children’s Charity of BC, up to $100,000.