Supporters

An ever-growing group of both public and private supporters have helped make Perimeter what it is today: a world-leading centre for fundamental research, scientific training, and educational outreach.  We couldn’t do it without their vision and support.

FOUNDER

Mike Lazaridis ($170M)

ENDOWED GIFTS

Doug Fregin ($30M)

Jim Balsillie ($10M)

PERIMETER SPECIAL INITIATIVES

BMO Financial Group Isaac Newton Chair in Theoretical Physics ($4M)

Krembil Galileo Galilei Chair in Theoretical Physics ($2M)

Krembil William Rowan Hamilton Chair in Theoretical Physics ($2M)

John Templeton Foundation – Templeton Frontiers Program at Perimeter Institute ($2M)

CORPORATE DONORS

SPONSORS ($100,000+)
RBC Foundation
Sun Life Financial

PARTNERS ($10,000+)
Drake Entertainment Inc.
Linamar Corporation
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc.

SUPPORTERS ($1,000+)
Desire2Learn
Maplesoft

FOUNDATION DONORS

The Hellenic Heritage Foundation
The Henry White Kinnear Foundation
The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation
- The John A. Pollock Family Fund
The Savvas Chamberlain Family Foundation

INDIVIDUAL DONORS

ACCELERATORS CIRCLE ($100,000+)

$100,000+
Corinne Squire and Neil Turok

DIRECTORS CIRCLE ($1,000+)

$50,000+
Jon and Lyne Dellandrea
Brad and Kathy Marsland
Margaret and Larry Marsland

$30,000+
Don Campbell
Michael and Kathy Duschenes
Cosimo and Christina Fiorenza
Carol A. Lee
Barbara Palk and John Warwick
Dr. Neil Turok

$20,000+
Savvas and Christine Chamberlain

$10,000+
Dave Caputo
Catherine A. Delaney
Ginny Dybenko
Richard and Donna Ivey
Robin and Robert Ogilvie
Reid Family
Maureen J. Sabia
Renée Schingh and Robert Myers
Alex White

$5,000+
Dorian Hausman
John Matlock

$2,500+
Ian and Debbie Adare
Greg Dick
Edward S. Goldenberg
Frederick Knittel
Kevin Lynch

$1,000+
Jerome Bolce
J. DesBrisay and M. Cannell
Ben and Mona Davies
Andrea Grimm
... plus 3 anonymous Director's Circle donors

FRIENDS (up to $999)
Amy Aitchison
Jeremy Bell and Sunny Tsang
John Attwell
Diana Blackmore
Jonathan Braniff
Duncan Campbell
Piyush Chugh
David Cook
James Facey
Vaishali, Vithushan, and L. Ganesh
Mike Flynn
Mercedes and Kevin Geimer
Lorne Glazer
Colin Hunter
Sharon Lazeo
Yvonne Norton Leung
Mario Lourenco
Joy Macdonald
M. W. McRae
Ron Motz
Jan Narveson
Dan Petru
Mark Pritzker
Neil Rieck
W. Michael Roche
T.J. Scoble
Andrew Smith
Peeranut Visetsuth
… plus 10 anonymous Friends donors

EMMY NOETHER Circle

Founding Donor $105,000+
The Bluma Appel Community Trust

Foundation Donor $250,000+
The Ira Gluskin and Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation

Corporate Donors $35,000+
Scotiabank

Corporate Donors $10,000+
Deloitte

Individual Donors $1,000+
Maria Antonakos
Patrice Merrin
Jennifer Scully
Dr. Scott and Sherry Vanstone

GIFTS OF CELEBRATION, HONOUR, AND MEMORY
Carolyn Crowe Ibele, in memory of Dr. Richard A. Crowe
Jagan Sivakumaran, in honour of Dr. Thiru Sivakumaran

IN-KIND GIFTS
Steinway Piano Gallery
The Record Community Partnerships Program

This list reflects outright gifts and full pledges received or ongoing between August 1, 2013 – May 31, 2014.

To download the most recent PDF copy of the Donor List, please click here

Government of Canada

  • Industry Canada
    • $50 million (2011)
    • $50 million (2007)
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
    • $25 million (2002)
    • $92,000 PromoScience (2009)
    • $59,900 PromoScience (2005)
    • $50,700 PromoScience (2006)
    • $10,000 Michael Smith Award (2007)
  • Canada Foundation for Innovation
    • $10 million Leading Edge Fund (2009)
    • $5.6 million Innovation Fund (2002)
    • $1.7 million Infrastructure Operating Fund (2004)
  • Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
    • $1.73 million Youth in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (2012)

Government of Ontario

  • Ministry of Research and Innovation
    • $50 million (2011)
    • $50 million (2006)
    • $10 million Ontario Research Fund (2009)
    • $560,000 Early Researcher Awards (2014)
    • $140,000 Early Researcher Awards (2012)
    • $130,000 Early Researcher Awards (2009)
    • $53,000 Ontario Research Fund (2007)
    • $50,000 Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program (2011)
    • $50,000 Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program (2010)
    • $50,000 Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program (2009)
    • $50,000 Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program (2008)
    • $23,000 Ontario Research Fund (2008)
  • Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
    • $15 million (2002)
    • $150,000 Youth Science and Technology Outreach Program (2005)
    • $120,000 Research Performance Fund (2005)
  • Ontario Innovation Trust
    • $5.6 million Innovation Fund (2002)
    • $400,000 (2009)
  • Ontario Research and Development Challenge Fund
    • $5.95 million shared equally with the Institute for Quantum Computing (2002)
  • Ministry of Tourism
    • $300,000 Celebrate Ontario Fund (2009)
    • $40,000 Celebrate Ontario Fund (2011)
    • $40,000 Event Marketing Partnership Program (2009)
  • Ministry of Culture
    • $50,000 Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund (2009)
    • $20,000 Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund (2011)

“Perimeter is philanthropy re-imagined: philanthropy as a long-range strategic investment.”

Mike Lazaridis,

Perimeter Founder and Board Chair

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