2007 Director Initiated Grants Awarded
Directors of the Foundation are each able to direct a specified amount annually to registered charities of their choosing. In 2007 the following grants were approved:
Canada's National Ballet School
$20,000
in support of the School's capital campaign.
Daily Bread Food Bank
$10,000
general program support.
Institute of Child Study, U of T
$30,000
in support of the School's capital campaign.
Peacebuilders International
$4,000
general program support.
Poculi Ludiques Sociatas
$10,000
in support of their production of the Queen's Men.
Royal Conservatory of Music
$10,000
in support of the Telus Centre for Performance and Learning, through the Building National Dreams Campaign.
S.H.A.R.E. Agricultural Foundation
$5,000
in support of Horizon's proposal to promote bilingual intercultural education among the Mayan communities of Guatemala.
Sick Kids Hospital Foundation
$1,000
general support.
Stratford Chef School
$12,000
general support.
The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIAR)
$10,000
general support.
The George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art
$28,000
in support of the "All Fired Up!" camaign.
Toronto Library Foundation
$10,000
general support.
Victoria Universtiy Toronto, Ontario
$50,000
in support of the Pelham Edgar Distinguished Visitor Endowment.