SPECIAL EDITION COVID-19 Major Gift News
Bell Let's Talk
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
Various
City:
Various
Province:
National
Bell Let’s Talk has committed $5 million in additional funding for COVID-19 response, including support of Canadian Red Cross, Canadian Mental Health Association, Kids Help Phone, Revivre and Strongest Families Institute
26 MAR 2020
Lowe's
Gift:
$4,500,000
Recipient:
Various
City:
Various
Province:
National / International
To be donated by local stores in the US and Canada to support short-term and long-term needs in their communities Gift is in USD.
23 MAR 2020
RBC
Gift:
$2,000,000
Recipient:
Various
City:
Various
Province:
National / International
To support community partners in Canada and internationally including Food Banks Canada, Feeding America and The World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund
18 MAR 2020
Hudson's Bay Foundation
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Food Banks Canada and Kids Help Phone
City:
Various
Province:
National
To support ongoing COVID-19 response
20 MAR 2020
Canada Life, IGM Financial and Power Corporation of Canada
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Various
City:
Various
Province:
National
To support crisis relief efforts across Canada through partners including Centraide du Grand Montréal
23 MAR 2020
The Arthur L. Irving Family Foundation
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation
City:
Saint John
Province:
New Brunswick
For the hospital’s COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund
25 MAR 2020
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
Food Banks Canada
City:
Mississauga
Province:
Ontario
Announced as part of a $1 million USD gift to be split between Feeding America and Food Banks Canada. Gift is in USD.
18 MAR 2020
Walmart Canada
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
Food Banks Canada
City:
Mississauga
Province:
Ontario
To support local food banks across Canada, as part of a total $2 million commitment to the company’s community partners in response to COVID-19.
23 MAR 2020
Walmart Canada
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
Canadian Red Cross
City:
Ottawa
Province:
Ontario
To support domestic relief and recovery operations, as part of a total $2 million commitment to the company’s community partners.
23 MAR 2020
METRO
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
Feed Ontario and Food Banks of Quebec
City:
Various
Province:
Ontario/Quebec
For COVID-19 response.
25 MAR 2020
METRO
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
United Way Centraide Canada
City:
Ottawa
Province:
Ontario
For COVID-19 response.
25 MAR 2020
TELUS
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
Vancouver Prostate Centre and VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation
City:
Vancouver
Province:
British Columbia
To assist in the search for therapeutic antiviral treatments for COVID-19.
27 MAR 2020
Sophie Desmarais
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
Jewish General Hospital
City:
Montreal
Province:
Quebec
To fund four high-impact COVID-19 research projects.
27 MAR 2020
Bruce Power
Gift:
$300,000
Recipient:
Bruce & Huron County food banks
City:
Various
Province:
Ontario
For COVID-19 response; announced as early delivery of Bruce Power’s annual holiday donation.
24 MAR 2020
Paul Myers
Gift:
$250,000
Recipient:
Lions Gate Hospital Foundation
City:
North Vancouver
Province:
British Columbia
For the hospital’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund, announced alongside two additional “significant” but unspecified gifts.
19 MAR 2020
Shawn Mendes and The Shawn Mendes Foundation
Gift:
$175,000
Recipient:
SickKids Foundation
City:
Toronto
Province:
Ontario
For COVID-19 preparedness.
24 MAR 2020
Facebook Canada
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
National Arts Centre
City:
Ottawa
Province:
Ontario
To launch a relief fund in support of Canadian performing artists.
19 MAR 2020
The Winnipeg Jets
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Winnipeg Harvest
City:
Winnipeg
Province:
Manitoba
To support the food bank during a time of volunteer and food donation shortages.
20 MAR 2020
Slaight Music
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
National Arts Centre
City:
Ottawa
Province:
Ontario
To support CanadaPerforms, the relief fund for performing artists launched by NAC and Facebook Canada.
22 MAR 2020
The Jawl Foundation
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Victoria Foundation
City:
Victoria
Province:
British Columbia
For the foundation’s Rapid Relief Fund.
22 MAR 2020
Anonymous
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
United Way of Thunder Bay
City:
Thunder Bay
Province:
Ontario
To support the COVID-19 Community Response Fund.
23 MAR 2020
Cor Van Raay
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Interfaith Food Bank
City:
Lethbridge
Province:
Alberta
For COVID-19 response.
23 MAR 2020
The Nanji Family Foundation
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Sunnybrook Foundation
City:
Toronto
Province:
Ontario
As a matching gift encouraging donations to the COVID-19 response appeal.
As of 27 MAR 2020
The E. & G. Odette Foundation
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Sunnybrook Foundation
City:
Toronto
Province:
Ontario
As a matching gift encouraging donations to the COVID-19 response appeal.