Selected Grants
2008

 

Public Policy Research and Education

 
Atlantic Institute for Market Studies
AIMS National Municipal Report Card
 
$10,000
Atlantic Institute for Market Studies
The Atlas Experience - Bringing International Policy Leaders to Canada for Idea Exchanges
 
$25,000
C. D. Howe Institute
General Support
 
$23,500
Canadian Constitution Foundation
General Support
 
$52,296
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
General Support
 
$1,000
Dominion Institute
General Support
 
$13,000
Fraser Institute
General Support
 
$13,000
Frontier Centre for Public Policy
General Support
 
$42,000
Frontier Centre for Public Policy
Rethinking North American Water Policy
 
$59,721
Macdonald-Laurier Institute
General Support
 
$48,000
McGill University
General Support for the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada
 
$15,000
McGill University
Media Observatory at the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada
 
$10,000
Montreal Economic Institute
General Support
 
$12,179
Society for Quality Education
General Support
 
$15,000
Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education
General Support
 
$60,920
 

 

International Affairs and Development


 
Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute
General Support
 
$10,000
Canadian Network for International Surgery
Medical Book Shipment to Tanzania
 
$45,200
Child Haven International
Replicating and Scaling Sustainable VitaGoat Projects
 
$35,000
Dalhousie University (Marine & Environmental Law Institute, Dalhousie Law School)
Comparing Canadian and Russian Approaches/Challenges in Arctic Ocean Governance
 
$101,492
Dignitas International
General Support
 
$60,000
Doctors Without Borders
General Support
 
$83,876
MBAs Without Borders
General Support
 
$20,978
McGill University (Faculty of Medicine)
Global Health Programs: Development of National Guidelines for Global Health Training in Canada
 
$15,000
OHAfrica
General Support
 
$6,000
ORBIS Canada
General Support
 
$113,876
PEN Canada
General Support
 
$5,000
Save the Children Canada
Mitigating the Impact of HIV/AIDS on Children in Meru, Kenya
 
$20,000
St. Francis Xavier University (Coady International Institute)
Nursing School Support Project in Nyagatare, Rwanda
 
$20,000
Stanstead College
First Wednesdays Lecture Series - Stanstead/Newport
 
$8,750
Stephen Lewis Foundation
Support for Home-Based HIV/AIDS Care Projects
 
$20,000
University of Alberta (Department of Political Science)
Open Secrets: Toward a Mutual Understanding of the Foundations and Future of North American Integration Between Canada and the United States
 
$25,000
University of Cambridge (Centre of International Studies)
General Support for the Donner Atlantic Studies Programme
 
$170,000
University of Toronto (Munk Centre for International Studies)
Building Bridges: Promotion of Public Policy Debate and Development of a Scholarly Network to Understand Internet Filtering Worldwide
 
$30,000
Youth Challenge International
Business Skills Training for People Living with HIV/AIDS in Pemba, Tanzania
 
$4,000
 

 

Land and Wildlife Conservation


 
Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation
Gold River Salmon Research - Part II (2008)
 
$29,015
Canadian Organization for Tropical Education and Rainforest Conservation
Marine Turtle Monitoring and Community Conservation Program
 
$30,000
Canadian Peregrine Foundation
General Support
 
$2,000
Canadian World Parrot Trust
General Support
 
$20,000
Ecotrust Canada
General Support
 
$20,000
Global Forest Society
Conservation of the Threatened Westslope Cutthroat Trout
 
$20,000
Global Forest Society
Investigation of Spectral, Thermal & Auditory Cues of Mountain Pine Beetles
 
$40,000
Jane Goodall Institute of Canada
General Support
 
$2,000
Nature Conservancy of Canada
Churchill Northern Studies Centre
 
$15,000
Nature Conservancy of Canada
Darkwoods: Protection of GrizzlyBear and Mountain Caribou Habitat in British Columbia
 
$74,664
Nature Conservancy of Canada
Land Securement: Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie Preserve
 
$28,000
Nova Scotia Nature Trust
Removing the Barriers: Enhancing Private Land Conservation in Nova Scotia
 
$60,000
Polar Bears International (Canada) Inc.
General Support
 
$10,000
Wildlife Conservation Society Canada
Building Local Capacity to Resolve and Manage Environmental Conflicts in Virunga National Park, a Key Habitat for the Critically Endangered Mountain Gorilla
 
$70,000
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative Foundation
Preserving Grizzly Bear Habitat: Acquiring Kidd Creek 2 Lands
 
$30,000
 

 

Social Services


 
Alpha Ministries Canada
General Support
 
$2,500
Camp Oochigeas
Raising The Barn: A Winterized Recreation Space for Camp Oochigeas
 
$43,911
Fraser Institute
Donner Canadian Foundation Awards for Excellence in the Delivery of Social Services
 
$208,600
Pacific Assistance Dogs Society
Apprentice Salary and Training and Other High Priority Organizational Needs
 
$50,000
Pathways to Education Canada
General Support
 
$4,000
Regent Park School of Music
Music Scholarship Endowment for Underprivileged Youth
 
$25,000
Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton
Making A Difference Canada, National Conference
 
$8,796
Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton
Phase IV of the Making a Difference Canada Project
 
$70,676
Vancouver Foundation
General Support for the Aboriginal Leadership Initiative Fund
 
$50,000
White Ribbon Foundation
1st Global Gathering of White Ribbon Campaigns
 
$28,603
 

 

Other (Including Arts and Culture and Medical Research)


 
Bear Valley Rescue
General Support
 
$25,000
Chester Theatre Council Society
General Support for the Chester Playhouse
 
$2,000
Christian Studies International
Scholars Mentoring and Support Initiative (Komensky Institute of Prague Scholars Program)
 
$41,770
French for the Future
General Support
 
$1,000
Gardiner Museum
Endowment Campaign: Donner Canadian Foundation Acquisition Endowment Fund
 
$10,000
Mayo Foundation
General Support of the B-Cell Lymphocytic Leukemia Research Program at the Mayo Clinic
 
$50,850
McGill University (Faculty of Medicine)
McGill Programs in Whole Person Care: Coordination and Outreach Activities
 
$30,000
Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Horse Rescue, Rehab & Re-Home
 
$20,000
Shaw Festival Theatre Foundation Canada
General Support for the Shaw Festival
 
$40,000
University of California, San Diego (Health Sciences)
William M. Spencer, Jr. Endowed Fellowship and Research Fund in Multiple System Atrophy
 
$201,000
University of Oxford (Wadham College)
Graduate Scholarship in Law at Wadham College in Memory of Peter Carter
 
$20,000
University of St. Thomas (Centre for Catholic Studies)
Tertio Millennio Seminary on the Free Society
 
$17,000
World Society for the Protection of Animals
International Disaster Relief Efforts
 
$8,705
Yukon Foundation
National Outdoor Leadership School Outreach Through Scholarships for Youth, Educators, University Partners, and First Nation Communities
 
$35,000
 

 

 


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