SPECIAL EDITION – March Major Gifts Excluding COVID-19
Drew Green
Gift:
Unspecified
Recipient:
University of British Columbia
City:
Vancouver
Province:
British Columbia
This significant, 5 year commitment will establish the Drew Green Award. This award will provide financial assistance to multiple student-athletes each year from Drew’s hometown of Scarborough, Ontario, so they can attend UBC to play Football and Basketball. The Drew Green Award Drew Green is the CEO of INDOCHINO
April 2020
Gerry and Barb Price
Gift:
$20,000,000
Recipient:
University of Manitoba
City:
Winnipeg
Province:
Manitoba
To create seven endowed faculty member positions over ten years in the Faculty of Engineering. In recognition of their
generosity, the Faculty of Engineering will be named the Price Faculty of Engineering. The Price Faculty of Engineering. Gerry and Barb Price are both alumni of University of Manitoba. This gift builds on a history of giving from these inspirational alumni, bringing their total giving in the campaign to $23.4 million.
April 2020
The Slaight Family Foundation
Gift:
$15,000,000
Recipient:
Various
City:
Various
Province:
Various
This gift will be split between 15 international organizations working to improve human rights and opportunities for women and girls.
April 2020
Bell and Graham Boeckh Foundation
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
Aire ouverte
City:
Various
Province:
Quebec
This commitment will be given over 5 years to Aire Ouvert centres across Quebec. The money will be used to support existing programs and launch new hub sites. This commitment was part of an announcement of the 2 organizations’ new $10 million partnership to support and integrate youth mental health and wellness services across Canada.
April 2020
Sandi and Jim Treliving and Family
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
City:
Toronto
Province:
Ontario
As part of a joint gift with another $1,500,000 coming from Hudson’s Bay Foundation, this gift will support the launch of womenmind, a community of philanthropists tackling unique gender issues in mental health. Womenmind will fuel philanthropy focused on accelerating discovery related to improving the mental health of girls and women and supporting female-identifying researchers to become leaders in the sciences
April 2020
Hudson's Bay Foundation
Gift:
$1,500,000
Recipient:
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
City:
Toronto
Province:
Ontario
As part of a joint gift with another $5,000,000 coming from Sandi and Jim Treliving and Family, this gift will support the launch of womenmind, a community of philanthropists tackling unique gender issues in mental health. Womenmind will fuel philanthropy focused on accelerating discovery related to improving the mental health of girls and women and supporting female-identifying researchers to become leaders in the sciences
April 2020
Canada Steamship Lines
Gift:
$540,000
Recipient:
Georgian College
City:
Owen Sound
Province:
Ontario
To help purchase a Kongsberg simulation system, which will help the school’s marine simulation research and development program. Canada Steamship Lines Advanced Integrated Simulator CSL helped establish one of the college’s Centre for Marine Training and Research simulators, and subsequent
corporate training and research partnerships
corporate training and research partnerships
April 2020
Young Equipment
Gift:
$450,000
Recipient:
Saskatchewan Polytechnic
City:
Saskatoon
Province:
Saskatchewan
This is an in-kind gift of equipment (worth $450,000 in total) to the school’s Agricultural Equipment Technician program. Young’s Equipment has supported Sask Polytech’s Agricultural Equipment Technician program for many years and employs many Sask Polytech alumni. Previously Young’s Equipment partnered with CASE – IH to provide a tractor for the Agricultural Equipment Technician shop. The company also has provided many other in-kind donations and annually sponsors five student scholarship awards.
April 2020
Legate Personal Injury Lawyers
Gift:
$300,000
Recipient:
Children's Health Foundation
City:
London
Province:
Ontario
To support the Paediatric Family Resource Centre.
April 2020
Stan and Judy Strato
Gift:
$155,425
Recipient:
Northern Ontario School of Medicine
City:
Sudbury
Province:
Ontario
To establish the Strato Family Endowment. The couple was inspired to give this gift after Stan Strato’s experiences with the healthcare system for his cancer treatments. Judy is a retired nurse.
April 2020
Thompson Community Foundation
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Eastwood Park
City:
Thompson
Province:
Manitoba
The donation, which is in addition to a $35,000 grant the Thompson Community Foundation provided in 2019 for the
splash pad that is planned for the park, will be used to purchase and install new playground equipment and rubber
paving with the goal of making it the first fully accessible park in Thompson. The park will be renamed “”Foundation Park”
splash pad that is planned for the park, will be used to purchase and install new playground equipment and rubber
paving with the goal of making it the first fully accessible park in Thompson. The park will be renamed “”Foundation Park”