Major Gift News

Donation will support the protection of endangered leatherback turtles and their nesting grounds on Matura Beach in Trinidad and Tobago. Funds will help Nature Seekers patrol and protect the nesting site; collect data during nesting season; collect data and assess potential impacts of climate change on the turtle population; design and deploy artificial hatcheries; and increase community engagement.

Donation is a bequest of three properties in the Blenkinsop Valley and funds to maintain the properties in perpetuity, as well as a $40,000 gift to Abkhazi Garden. The donation from the estate of Joan Alston-Stewart is to protect the urban greenspace surrounding the properties for birds and other wildlife.

The donation, made by donors who chose to remain anonymous, is to the University’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and supported the opening of a renovated and enhanced lab space which includes a workshop equipped with advanced tools, a 3D printing lab, an electronics and instrumentation lab, and a machine shop.

This unspecified donation established an endowed chair in asthma and obstructive lung disease research.

Donation is part of a number of donations made by Canadian insurance companies in support of the Canadian Red Cross’ Hurricane Fiona in Canada Appeal. In addition to its $100,000 donation, Aviva Canada announced it would double match all additional employee donations to the appeal.

Donation is part of a number of donations made by Canadian insurance companies in support of the Canadian Red Cross’ Hurricane Fiona in Canada Appeal.

Donation is to Scarborough Health Network Foundation’s Love, Scarborough campaign, and is a part of a total $10,000,000 given by BMO, CIBC, RBC, Scotiabank and TD. BMO’s gift will help create the new Bridletowne Neighbourhood Centre, an innovative community hub for chronic kidney disease prevention, education, and dialysis treatment – the first of its kind in Canada.

Donation is to Scarborough Health Network Foundation’s Love, Scarborough campaign, and is a part of a total $10,000,000 given by BMO, CIBC, RBC, Scotiabank and TD. CIBC’s gift supports the creation of a breast cancer clinic.

Donation is to Scarborough Health Network Foundation’s Love, Scarborough campaign, and is a part of a total $10,000,000 given by BMO, CIBC, RBC, Scotiabank and TD. The gift comes from RBC Future Launch and supports a youth mental well-being clinic in the new Community Mental Health Hub.

Donation is to Scarborough Health Network Foundation’s Love, Scarborough campaign, and is a part of a total $10,000,000 given by BMO, CIBC, RBC, Scotiabank and TD. Scotiabank’s gift supports the expansion and innovation of Scarborough Health Network’s emergency department at Centenary Hospital, which will be Canada’s first no-wait emergency department.

Donation is to Scarborough Health Network Foundation’s Love, Scarborough campaign, and is a part of a total $10,000,000 given by BMO, CIBC, RBC, Scotiabank and TD. The donation is through the TD Ready Commitment and supports a hemodialysis unit at General Hospital.

Donation is to UBC’s Vancouver School of Economics, and establishes an endowed fellowship which awards two first-year international PhD students $20,000 each annually.

Donation is to the Hospital’s Campaign to Create Tomorrow, and will support neuroscience research.

This three year pledge will support Nisitohtamowin ᓂᓯᑐᐦᑕᒧᐃᐧᐣ, a free online education course on colonial history in Canada from the perspectives of Indigenous peoples.

Donation is to BCIT’s INSPIRE campaign, and will support the construction of a new mass timber carpentry building.

Donation supports The Lead – Canada’s Diversity Gardens.

$865,000 will support the Schulich School of Engineering’s Pipeline Engineering Centre, and a further $250,000 will support a new endowed scholarship for students working in the areas of pipeline development, engineering, integrity, safety, policy and transformation.

Donation is to the Hospital’s Bright Future redevelopment campaign and will support maternity services.

Donation supports Canadian alpine, para-alpine, and ski cross athletes and will provide coaching, training, support staff and service.

Devlin DeFrancesco and family are matching donations up to $250,000 made to the Racing for the Tiniest Babies initiative, which supports Sunnybrook’s DAN Women & Babies Program and neonatal intensive care unit.

Donation will support the highest priority needs at Kids Help Phone, including the Back-to-School Campaign powered by Desjardins.

Donation will support the digital transformation of patient care and enhance services at the Hospital.

Donation is a legacy gift left by the late William Hodgins to the University’s Faculty of Arts and Humanities, and will establish a number of student scholarships and awards for students in Arts and Humanities.

Donation is to the Hospital’s Campaign to Create Tomorrow.

Donation supports London Health Sciences Centre’s Ambulatory Surgical Centre.

Donation will be given over 10 years and will extend the previously named Kimel Opportunities Fund which supports new research opportunities at the Bloorview Research Institute.

Donation is to London Health Sciences Centre’s Division of Urology, and will establish a chair in urology which will advance the division’s research and development needs.

Donation is through the LOVE YOU by Shoppers Drug Mart program.

The donation was made in honour of the late Colin and Belle MacDonald, and will support advanced cancer care technology as well enabling future innovation and discovery opportunities.

Macquarie Group’s annual Brew-Off fundraiser raised over $1,700,000 for 5 local Calgary charities. The Macquarie Group Foundation will match the funds raised at the Brew-Off for an approximate total of $3,200,000 raised.

Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah was named the first recipient of the Dove Men+Care sponsorship for sportsmanship by defending Alejandro Kirk from online comments regarding his weight. Manoah will donate the sponsorship proceeds to KidSport.

The donation was made in honour of the late Max Margles, and more than half of the funds will support children’s programming at the library.

Donation is to the University’s Faculty of Law, and will provide two scholarships in memory of Bernard A. Roy
and Jean Bazin, who both studied at the University alongside Mulroney.

Through a partnership between Université de Sherbrooke and Nestle Health Science, Nestle Health Science donated $1,000,000 to support the establishment of an endowed Clinical Research Chair in Ketotherapeutics.

Donation is to help ensure compassionate end-of-life care is accessible through Lionel Kelland Hospice.

Donation will help bring the Sakeenah innovative shelter model to underserved cities in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Newfoundland.

Donation is in support of the new Victoria Hospital Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit.

Donation will support the new Birchmount Hospital. The donation was part of a total $75,000,000 given by the Orlando Corporation to modernize Scarborough’s hospitals, with an additional $25,000,000 going to the University of Toronto to support the construction of a new building at the Scarborough campus for health training programs.

Donation will support the construction of a new building at the Scarborough campus for health training programs. The donation was part of a total $75,000,000 given by the Orlando Corporation to modernize Scarborough’s hospitals, with an additional $50,000,000 going to Scarborough Health Network Foundation to support the new Birchmount Hospital.

Donation will allow for the purchase of a state of the art Central Monitoring System for the Hospital’s emergency department.

Donation will enable the launch of a new community-based clinic to provide specialized care and support for individuals who experience psychosis due to a schizophrenia spectrum disorder.

Donation will establish a chair in sustainable cropping systems at the University’s Ontario Agricultural College.

Donation supports the new McGill Antimicrobial Resistance Centre.

Donation is to the Red Cross’ Pakistan Floods Appeal to provide aid for immediate and future humanitarian needs.

Donation is in support of a new endowment fund that will support Ravens Football. The fund will enhance and create supports for athletes, including academic mentorship, specialized coaching, recruitment programs, and financial aid.

Donation is in support of the Foundation’s purchase of high frequency jet ventilators for its NICU.

Donation is in support of the Canadian Red Cross Hurricane Fiona in Canada Appeal. Scotiabank is also providing its customers with additional assistance, which may include deferrals on payments, fee reimbursements, and easier access to funds, among other benefits.

Donation is in support of the Wonder of Music Program, which supports music therapy activities at SickKids.

The Slaight Family donated $15,000,000 in varying amounts to 22 theatre companies throughout Canada.

Donation is to Ottawa Hospital’s Campaign to Create Tomorrow.

StateView Homes announced it would match donations made to SickKids Foundation’s GetLoud Campaign up to $126,000.

Donation supports a collaborative three year program to enhance academic mobility for faculty, staff, and students travelling between the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser University and the UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre for the Study of Hellenic Culture.

Donation is in support of the Canadian Red Cross Hurricane Fiona in Canada Appeal. TD is also giving an additional $50,000 to support community organizations in affected areas.

Donation supports the installation of antimicrobial copper surfaces and new equipment at the Hospital’s new emergency department.

The donation was made through Teck’s Copper and health program and will be used in part to install high-traffic areas of the museum with antimicrobial copper surfaces, as well as an interactive digital educational program on the health benefits and importance of copper.

This combined donation from Toyota Canada Inc., Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, and Toyota Financial Services is in support of the Canadian Red Cross Hurricane Fiona in Canada Appeal.

The donation is to help cover bursaries for medical students at NOSM University.

Donation is in support of the Canadian Red Cross Hurricane Fiona in Canada Appeal. $50,000 of the donation will be used to support a dollar-for-dollar donation matching program, that is open to Wawanesa employees, brokers, and the public.

Darryl White, United Way Greater Toronto’s 2022 Campaign Chair, and his wife Cassandra have pledged to match all donations between $1,200-$9,999 made to the 2022 campaign up to a maximum of $1,000,000.

Donation is made through the Wilson 5 Foundation and will support the Falling Creek Sanctuary, Tiet’s Sanctuary, and Bourguiba Springs.

Donation supports the construction of a college of leadership and civic engagement at McMaster.

Donation is to the University’s School of Optometry and Vision Science and is a part of the School’s Seeing Beyond 2020 campaign.

Doantion will support the existing Unison Industry Assistance Program over the next 5 years, as well as a new program which will offer financial support to retired individuals in the music commuity and/or those that experience long-term medical challenges.

Bob Williams announced he would be matching all donations made to FortWhyte’s new $35,000,000 Your True Nature Campaign to expand and renew its campus, up to $1,000,0000.