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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.

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
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

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
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

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.
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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.