Major Gift News
Anonymous
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Georgian Bay General Hospital Foundation
City:
Midland
Province:
ON
Donation will support the Foundation’s Impact Fund, addressing highest priority equipment and infrastructure upgrades at the Hospital. The donors were recognized as “Steve and Brenda”.
August 2022
Anonymous
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Saugeen Memorial Hospital Foundation
City:
Southampton
Province:
ON
Donation is in support of the Foundation’s Bring Tom to Town CT scanner campaign, which aims to purchase a new CT scanner for Grey Bruce Health Services at Saugeen Memorial Hospital.
August 2022
Calgary Foundation
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
University of Calgary
City:
Calgary
Province:
AB
Donation will support the University of Calgary’s Indigenous Strategy, ii’ taa’poh’to’p. Funds will be directed towards ii’ taa’poh’to’p goals, creating change in Calgary’s community and beyond, and other initiatives including widening pathways to education for Indigenous students entering university; strengthening connections between Elders and students; supporting and encouraging leaders in Indigenous engagement; preserving oral traditions, systems and processes; and developing physical acknowledgement and recognition on campus.
August 2022
Canerector Foundation
Gift:
$400,000
Recipient:
Algonquin College
City:
Ottawa
Province:
ON
Donation is to a skilled trades scholarship program at Algonquin College and will support up to 125 first year students in 13 skilled trades programs over the next four years.
August 2022
Concert Properties
Gift:
$7,500,000
Recipient:
British Columbia Institute of Technology
City:
Burnaby
Province:
BC
Donation is toward the construction of the new Trades and Technology Centre building at BCIT’s Burnaby campus.
August 2022
Desjardins Group
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
City:
Rouyn-Noranda
Province:
QC
Donation will support three socioeconomic development programs. $500,000 will go toward the continued activities of the previously named Desjardins Chair in Small Community Development; $250,000 will go to the Réseau des fermes, a specialized network for organic field crop farmers; and $250,000 will go to the Interdisciplinary clinic for teaching and research in healthcare and psychosocial services.
October 2022
Dove Canada
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Catalyst Inc.
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
The gift was announced alongside an advertising campaign focused on the message that “Aging is beautiful”. The campaign was launched a week after Bell Media cut ties with journalist Lisa LaFlamme, raising accusations of ageism.
August 2022
Grant Family
Gift:
$250,000
Recipient:
Canadian Canoe Museum
City:
Peterborough
Province:
ON
Donation is from the late Shelagh Grant and the Grant family in support of the Canadian Canoe Museum’s campaign for a new museum.
August 2022
Jones Family
Gift:
$10,000,000
Recipient:
Ottawa Hospital Foundation
City:
Ottawa
Province:
ON
Donation is to Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s Campaign to Create Tomorrow, and to help find a cure for kidney disease.
August 2022
Herman Kassinger Foundation
Gift:
$400,000
Recipient:
Ontario Tech University
City:
Oshawa
Province:
ON
Donation supports Ontario Tech University students through two endowments, as well the construction of Shawenjigewining Hall.
August 2022
Molson Coors
Gift:
$1,500,000
Recipient:
Various BIPOC organizations
City:
Province:
National
Donation is a part of Molson Coors’ Project Justice Initiative, and will go to organizations dedicated to equity, empowerment, justice and community building. Molson Coors is allocating over $500,000 in grants to relieve educational costs for students from underserved communities seeking to finish college degrees through North America.
August 2022
Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation
Gift:
$1,500,000
Recipient:
Hockey Alberta Foundation
City:
Red Deer
Province:
AB
Donation supports Hockey Alberta Foundation’s Every Kid Every Community Grant Program, the Hockey Alberta Member Grant Program, and the Hockey Alberta Volunteer Recognition/Thank You Program.
August 2022
Paul Paletta
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice
City:
Hamilton
Province:
ON
Donation to Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice’s Children’s Hospice Project for the construction of a new facility dedicated to palliative care for children in Southwestern Ontario.
August 2022
Gene Pidwerbesky
Gift:
$1,980,000
Recipient:
Jim Pattison Children's Hospital
City:
Saskatoon
Province:
SK
Donation helped to launch a new program at the Hospital, Harvest For Kid’s Health, which purchases urgently needed equipment.
August 2022
Scotiabank
Gift:
$2,000,000
Recipient:
McGill University
City:
Montreal
Province:
QC
Donation is to McGill University’s School of Continuing Studies and support the Experimental Empowerment & Development (SEED) Initiative, a unique experiential training and professional development program to help members of underrepresented local communities and newcomers to Canada build skills needed to pursue career paths. The Initiative will cover the tuition costs of up to 40 learners per year starting in 2023.
August 2022
Greg and Diane Slaight
Gift:
$2,000,000
Recipient:
Pathstone Foundation
City:
St. Catharines
Province:
ON
Donation supports mental health care at Pathstone Mental Health in the Niagara community. Funds will help to reduce the waitlist at Pathstone, support staffing at the River House site, and support the Research & Education Institute.
August 2022
Greg and Diane Slaight
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Women's Place of South Niagara
City:
Niagara Falls
Province:
ON
Donation will support expanding prevention and intervention based-efforts as well as developing a pet shelter at Women’s Place domestic violence shelter, as the shelter cannot currently accommodate pets.
August 2022
Templeton World Charity Foundation Inc.
Gift:
$1,091,895
Recipient:
CIFAR
City:
Various
Province:
National
Donation supports the CIFAR program in Brain, Mind & Consciousness through funding for a series of neuroscience-focused Winter Schools, which will provide opportunity to train and connect the next generation of scientists.
August 2022
Tourmaline
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
STARS
City:
Calgary
Province:
AB
The donation from Tourmaline will be given over five years, and hopes to raise awareness for STARS in other municipalities.
August 2022
Fastfrate Group and Audrey’s Place Foundation
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
Southlake Regional Health Centre
City:
Newmarket
Province:
ON
Donation will be given over 5 years from Fastfrate Group to Audrey’s Place Foundation who will use the funds to support Southlake Regional Health Centre’s HERE is Where Cancer Meets its Match campaign.
August 2022
Andy Dhugga, Kala Dhugga, and Paul Dhugga
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
William Osler Health System Foundation
City:
Brampton
Province:
ON
Donation will support Osler’s urgent capital needs.
August 2022
Sylvan Adams
Gift:
$29,000,000
Recipient:
McGill University
City:
Montreal
Province:
QC
Donation is to the University’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education in the Faculty of Education, and will launch a new sports science research institute. Approximately $24,400,000 of the funds will go toward the construction of the facility and purchasing equipment, while the remaining $4,600,000 will go to the development of the Institute’s sports science research program through the creation of research grants, scientific conferences, student fellowships, and international exchanges.
August 2022
Geoffrey Cumming
Gift:
$250,000,000
Recipient:
Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
City:
Province:
International
Donation is to the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, located in Melbourne, Australia, and will establish a centre to develop therapeutic drugs for future pandemic threats.
August 2022
The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
Ross Memorial Hospital Foundation
City:
Lindsay
Province:
ON
Donation will support technological advancements at the Hospital which will better connect patients to care.
August 2022
Walmart Canada
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Canadian Red Cross
City:
Ottawa
Province:
ON
Canadian Red Cross’ annual fundraising campaign with Walmart Canada raised a total of $4,200,000. $3,200,000 of the funds are from a combination of Walmart customer donations and associate initiatives, and an additional $1,000,000 was contributed by Walmart Canada. The funds will help the Canadian Red Cross respond to more frequent and complex emergencies, and help strength resiliency in communities.
August 2022
TLC Landscaping
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Indwell
City:
Hamilton
Province:
ON
Donation is in support of Indwell’s SoHo project to create 138 new affordable housing units in the War Memorial Children’s Hospital and the Health Services building at site of the former Victoria Hospital on South Street in London. The donation will fund three of the units. Additionally, TLC announced that it will be matching its employees’ donations until the end of 2022.
August 2022
PetSmart Charities of Canada
Gift:
$1,500,000
Recipient:
Various
City:
Province:
National
PetSmart Charities of Canada is granting more than $1,500,000 to various organizations across Canada to improve access veterinary care for Canadians and their pets, including $100,000 to the Hamilton/Burlington SPCA, $125,000 to the Guelph Humane Society, and $85,000 to the Nova Scotia SPCA.