Skip to content
CIFAR header logo
fr
menu_mobile_logo_alt
  • About
    • Our Story
    • CIFAR 40
    • Awards
    • Partnerships
    • President’s Message
    • Publications & Reports
    • Careers
    • Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
  • News
  • People
    • Fellows & Advisors
    • CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars
    • Canada CIFAR AI Chairs
    • AI Strategy Leadership
    • Solution Network Members
    • Staff Directory
    • Leadership
  • Programs
    • Research Programs
    • Pan-Canadian AI Strategy
    • Next Generation Initiatives
    • Global Call for Ideas
    • Action on Covid-19
  • Events
    • Public Events
    • Invitation-only Meetings
  • Support Us
  • fr

Follow Us

  • Home
  • Supporters

CIFAR Supporters

smaller line

THANK YOU

We are grateful to our donors and government supporters.

Our sincere thanks to our donors and government supporters for enabling groundbreaking interdisciplinary research that is addressing the most important questions facing science and humanity.

smaller line

BENEFACTORS’ CIRCLE

The Benefactors’ Circle recognizes the extraordinary philanthropic commitments of donors whose lifetime giving exceeds $1 million.

$10,000,000 AND ABOVE

The Azrieli Foundation

One anonymous donor

$5,000,000 - $9,999,999

RBC Foundation

$1,000,000 - $4,999,999

Arthur J.E. Child Foundation

BMO Financial Group

Canadian Pacific Limited

CIBC

Facebook

George Fierheller

General Motors

Glencore

Gerald G. Hatch

Gerald Heffernan

Henry White Kinnear Foundation

Ivey Foundation

Richard M. & Beryl Ivey

Richard W. & Donna Ivey

The Joseph & Wolf Lebovic Charitable Foundation

J.W. McConnell Family Foundation

Michael & Sonja Koerner

The Lawrence & Judith Tanenbaum Family Foundation

Lawson Foundation

Manulife Financial

Max Bell Foundation

Margaret & Wallace McCain

Bruce H. Mitchell

Molson Foundation

Power Corporation of Canada

R. Howard Webster Foundation

Scotiabank

TD Bank Group

Vale Inco Limited

smaller line

SUPPORTERS

Our Supporter List now reflects all giving in the calendar year 2020 (January 1 to December 31). We are grateful for the multi-year commitments and annual contributions made in this time-frame.

Visionaries

$10,000,000 AND ABOVE

The Azrieli Foundation

$1,000,000 - $4,999,999

BMO Financial Group

Facebook

Gerald Heffernan

The Joseph & Wolf Lebovic Charitable Foundation

The Lawrence & Judith Tanenbaum Family Foundation

Bruce H. Mitchell

Power Corporation of Canada

RBC Foundation

$500,000 - $999,999

Michael & Sonja Koerner

R. Howard Webster Foundation

Trottier Family Foundation

$100,000 - $499,999

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Arrell Family Foundation

Arthur J.E. Child Foundation

Canada Life

Chisholm Thomson Family Foundation

David Dodge

Estate of George Fierheller

Fondation Céline & Jacques Lamarre

The George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation

Nancy & Jon Love

Magna International Inc.

Manulife Financial

Max Bell Foundation

Templeton World Charity Foundation, Inc.

Leaders

$50,000 - $99,999

Flair Foundation

The McLean Foundation

McLean Group

The Young Fund at Hamilton Community Foundation

$25,000 - $49,999

Peter Bentley

Alan Bernstein & JoAnn Breitman

BlackBerry Limited

Val & Dick Bradshaw

Olivier Desmarais

Fiera Capital Corporation

Richard W. & Donna Ivey

Donald K. Johnson

Koerner Foundation

Patricia Meredith & Stephen Karam

Dr. Molly Rundle & Stephen Lister

Barbara Stymiest

Knowledge Circle

$10,000 - $24,999

The Alvin and Mona Libin Foundation

Bealight Foundation

Suzanne Ivey Cook

Brenda Eaton

Anthony R.M. Graham

Nancy & Richard Hamm

Charles Hantho & Eileen Mercier

The Joan and Clifford Hatch Foundation

Sheryl & David Kerr

Gilles Ouellette

Lawrence Pentland & Nora Aufreiter

William L. Young & Ruth T. Dowling

One anonymous donor

$5,000 - $9,999

William Blundell

Pierre Boivin

Scott Bonham

Peter Bowie

Tim & Sheila Casgrain

Barnie & Bill Cowan

Dominic D'Alessandro

Morten N. Friis

James Hinds

Barbara L. Jackson & W. Robert Keyes, in memory of E. Sydney Jackson

Trisha Jackson, in memory of Syd Jackson

A. Anne McLellan

Midloch Foundation

Daniel Trefler

$2,000 - $4,999

Arnaud Bellens Fund

James C. Baillie

Bristol Gate Capital Partners Inc.

Joanne Cuthbertson

Mark Daley

Rebecca Finlay

John Hepburn

Marietta Hurst

Carol Kirsh

The Linda Judith Reed Foundation

John C. Madden

Microsoft Canada

Mitchell Family Fund

Gail Regan

Sumitra & Ananth Seshan

Brian Shaw

Michael & Renae Tims

Friends

$1,000 - $1,999

David Angell

Beverly Brennan

Elizabeth Gerrits & Gordon Evans

Janet Halliwell

David H. Laidley

J. Spencer Lanthier

Lumira Ventures

Antonia Maioni

Leslie McCarley

P. Ducros & Associates

Roger & Maureen Parkinson

Dr. Howard Pentland

Susan Pfeiffer

Catherine Riddell

Ann Rooney

Janet Rossant

Susan Schafron

Elissa Strome

Damon & Stevi Williams

Pauline Yick

$500 - $999

Shiraz & Nurjehan Bharmal

The Brooks Family Charitable Fund

Mike Chevalier

David Hartwick

Russell Hiscock

Catherine Letendre-Perreault

Rosalyn Deering Manthorpe

Jennifer Marczak

Jennifer Mauro

Ronald Pearlman

Robert Potter

Elizabeth & Hugo Sonnenschein

Giselle Thomas

Two anonymous donors

UNDER $500

Jane Anderson

Dr. Patricia Baird

Craig Barlow

Alan Bernstein, in honour of Richard MacAulay Ivey

Amy Cook

Catherine Drennan

Lesley Evans

Jordana Frankel-Sable, in memory of Jack Frankel

Kate Geddie

Dr. Peter Glynn

Laurie Goad

Dr. David Goldbloom

Heather Gordon

Nancy Howe

Julia Jaysan

Joan Johnston

Najat El Kouhail

Will Kymlicka

Margaret Lefebvre

Gabriel Munn Magill

John & Eva Marczak

Gail Martin

Robert McGavin

Jerry Benjamin McIntosh

Simon Miles

Lucie Mirandette

Josh Pekarsky & Marla Guralnick

Pat Posno

Donald S. Rickerd

Kelly Rubin

Carole Salah

In honour of Susan Schafron, CIFAR

Carol Smart

T. Ann Smiley

Kara M. Spence

Jacqui Sullivan

Shannon Terry

Michèle Thibodeau-DeGuire

Leigh Valliere

Ymma Marie Villacastin

Dr. Allan Warrack

Kelly Zorzi

12 anonymous donors

The Fraser Mustard Legacy Society

CIFAR thanks the following donors for sharing their intention to leave a Legacy gift in their Will.

Elizabeth Gerrits

Richard W. Ivey

Lawrence Tanenbaum

smaller line

GOVERNMENT

CIFAR is grateful for commitments and investments made between July 1, 2020 and March 31, 2021.

Canada

$25,000,000 AND ABOVE

GOVERNMENT OF CANADA

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

$1,000,000 - $1,999,999

GOUVERNEMENT DU QUÉBEC

Ministère de l'Économie et de l'Innovation

Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies

Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé

Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture

$100,000 - $499,999

GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA

Ministry of Jobs, Economy and Innovation

International

GOVERNMENT OF FRANCE

Centre national de la recherche scientifique

GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

UK Research and Innovation

If you have any questions about this listing, or if your recognition wishes have changed, please contact 647-951-5709 or giving@cifar.ca.

Support Us

CIFAR is a registered charitable organization supported by the governments of Canada, Alberta and Quebec, as well as foundations, individuals, corporations and Canadian and international partner organizations.

Donate Now
CIFAR header logo

Subscribe

Stay up to date on news & ideas from CIFAR.

MaRS Centre, West Tower
661 University Ave., Suite 505
Toronto, ON M5G 1M1 Canada

Contact Us
Media
Careers
Accessibility Policies
Supporters
Financial Reports
Subscribe

  • © Copyright 2022 CIFAR. All Rights Reserved.
  • Charitable Registration Number: 11921 9251 RR0001
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy
  • Sitemap
This website stores cookies on your computer. These cookies are used to collect information about how you interact with our website and allow us to remember you. We use this information in order to improve and customize your browsing experience and for analytics and metrics about our visitors both on this website and other media. To find out more about the cookies we use, see our Privacy Policy.
Accept Learn more