Donors 2018

This list captures new commitments of $1,000+ during the period of May 1, 2017 – April 30, 2018 $1,000,000+ The Salamander Foundation $100,000 – $999,999 Delvinia Forum Research Inc. Google Inc. Ionada Incorporated Elsje Mandl The Naïm S. Mahlab Foundation NVIDIA The Estate of Frank W. Peers Dorothy and Robert Ross and Family T. David […]

Sowing the seeds of love ONE OF THE GREAT JOYS of working at the University of Toronto is seeing our students grow—watching them discover their passions, engage with new ideas, and start to make their mark on the world. That’s one of the reasons many of our faculty and staff consider working at the University […]

Double legacy: separately and together Story by Diana Kuprel IN 1952, DIPAK MAZUMDAR was having coffee with a friend in the refectory of the London School of Economics. “She was reading his palm,” Pauline Mazumdar remembers, “and said, ‘I see your lifeline has a break in it right here.’ That was when I walked in.” […]

“A Really Awesome Idea”: Philanthropy gets an early start Story by Eric Geringas PHILANTHROPIC GIFTS to the University come from many places—ranging from the estates of elderly alumni to brand-new graduates in their first career jobs. But they rarely come from 11-year-olds. Certainly, such a gift—a $100 donation from twins Oona and Beatrix Cutter—was a […]

A Philanthropist’s Succession Plan Story by Eric Geringas WHEN DAVID SCRYMGEOUR was a Commerce student at the University of Toronto in the 1970s, he won a scholarship. The specifics and precise amount are lost to memory, but the impact never went away. “It really made a positive impression,” he recalls. “More than the money, it […]

Ure rumheortan freondas – Our magnanimous friends The Dictionary of Old English relies heavily on philanthropic support in its decades-long effort to uncover the early history of the English language. In the past year, a number of supporters have stepped up with cystigum giefum (generous gifts) through the dictionary’s Adopt-a-Word campaign. Here’s why some of […]

The Salamander Foundation Story by Janet Rowe THE ANGLO-SAXONS were a down-to-earth people. Take, for example, the Old English word for salamander—wæternædre—literally, “water snake.” In Latin, the word salamandra refers to a mythical creature that can live in fire, says Professor Haruko Momma, Chief Editor of the Dictionary of Old English and Angus Cameron Professor […]

This past summer, I spent an afternoon at the Koffler Scientific Reserve at Jokers Hill, with members of the family of Dr. Marvelle Koffler and Dr. Murray Koffler, the pharmacy giant, major philanthropist and U of T alumnus who passed away last November. Back in 1995, the Kofflers donated their family estate on the Oak […]