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Madiro Prospecting Chart (Summer 2024)
July 22, 2024
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Legend: Rating (RT): Affinity (AF):
10 - $10M+ donor 10 – Significant connection to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
9 - $1M+ donor 9 – Strong connection to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
8 - $500K+ donor 8 – Moderate connections to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
7 - $100K+ donor 7 – Some connections evident to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
6 – Prospect of Interest
RT AF Prospect Name Background Financials & Giving
10 10 Nanji Family / The Nanji Family Foundation
Webpage:
https://www.nanjifamilyfoundation.com/
Contact:
Gulshan and Pyarali G. Nanji’s daughter may be the
best contact to engage. Nimi Nanji-Simard is based
in Montreal and is identified in a number of
sources as a Director with the family’s foundation.
Nimi’s contact details are available in the following
sites:
Her dedicated website related to her luxury scarf
business:
https://niminimi.ca/who-is-nimi/
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/niminimiscarves/reel
s/
Research Notes:
• The Nanji family has strong connections to
Africa; they immigrated to Canada from
Uganda in 1972; arriving in Montreal
originally. Gulshan and Pyarali Nanji are now
based in Toronto.
• The Nanji family has a strong track record of
supporting healthcare.
• The gift announcement (on the $1M gift to
the UNHCR) outlines the Nanji commitment
to giving to international causes and how
being a refugee shaped this approach.
Gulshan and Pyarali G. Nanji
The Nanji Family Foundation is a philanthropic organization dedicated to making a positive and lasting impact in
society.
Committed to the values of compassion, innovation, and collaboration, the foundation supports a wide range of
charitable initiatives in areas such as education, healthcare, arts and culture, and social welfare.
With a focus on empowering individuals and communities, strives to create meaningful change and contribute to a
better world for all.
The Nanji Family:
In 1972, the Nanji family, along with 60,000 other Ugandans of mostly South Asian lineage, were given 90 days to leave
their country. Uganda’s then-leader, the despot Idi Amin, decreed that while the country had long been their home,
they were “bloodsuckers” and no longer welcome.
Pyarali Nanji, his wife, Gulshan, and their four children were among the thousands exiled, stripped of citizenship and
left with only their packed suitcases. After arranging mercy flights for the Nanji family and countless other Ugandan
refugees to Montreal, the Canadian government gave them sanctuary.
The Nanji family never forgot this country’s humanitarian gesture and pledged to pay it forward when it had the means
to do so. They went on to prosper in logistics and packaging in Montreal and Toronto, and have paid it forward
through the Nanji Family Foundation, which has given millions to hospitals, post-secondary educational institutions
and museums.
Foundation:
The Gulshan & Pyarali Gulamali Nanji Family Foundation is not
a registered charity with CRA. Also, the foundation not found
in GrantConnect
Nimi Nanji-Simard is identified as a Director of the family
Foundation in various social media posts.
Giving:
The Gulshan and Pyarali G. Nanji Family Foundation:
• $5M-$9.9M to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Foundation (Cumulative, 2015)
Gulshan and Pyarali G. Nanji:
• $1M-$9.9M to North York General Hospital Foundation
(2015)
Notable Gifts:
Select Transformational Gifts from Nanji Family:
Seneca College:
• In November 2022, the Nanji Foundation provided Seneca
with the largest gift in the college’s history. While the
amount remained confidential, the Nanji Foundation
made a multi-million-dollar contribution to Seneca’s
School of Nursing to support financial aid, simulation
technology and community engagement.
• To celebrate the Nanji Foundation’s generosity, Seneca
has renamed the School of Nursing to the Seneca Nanji
Foundation School of Nursing. It is the first Seneca school
to be named in honour of a donor, reflecting the
exceptional support the gift will provide to students and
the impact it will have on healthcare for all Canadians.
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July 22, 2024
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Legend: Rating (RT): Affinity (AF):
10 - $10M+ donor 10 – Significant connection to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
9 - $1M+ donor 9 – Strong connection to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
8 - $500K+ donor 8 – Moderate connections to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
7 - $100K+ donor 7 – Some connections evident to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
6 – Prospect of Interest
RT AF Prospect Name Background Financials & Giving
• The Nanjis are considered entrepreneurs in
the packaging sector.
• The best contact to engage the Nanji family is
by contacting the daughter – Nimi Nanji-
Simard – who is based in Montreal and
describes herself as a fashion entrepreneur.
Gift Announcement:
Refugee family makes $1 million gift to UNHCR as they commemorate their 50 years in Canada
UNHCR Press Release, Apr 14, 2022
Nanji Family Foundation commemorates 50th anniversary of South Asian exile from Uganda by providing over 50
young refugees with tertiary scholarships through UNHCR’s Aiming Higher campaign.
TORONTO – The Nanji Family Foundation is granting funds to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, for tertiary education
scholarships in support of its Aiming Higher campaign. This generous financial contribution will help provide sorely
needed financial support to refugees pursuing higher education by funding scholarships for health-related university
studies in their countries of asylum.
Launched in December 2020 to coincide with UNHCR’s 70th anniversary, Aiming Higher strives to widen access to
secondary and higher education for refugees, a goal and vision which lies at the heart of both the Global Compact for
Refugees and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
In 1972, Pyarali Nanji, his wife, Gulshan, and their four children were among thousands exiled from Uganda. Stripped
of their citizenship and assets, they were declared stateless. The family found sanctuary in Canada, first arriving in
Montreal and later settling in Toronto.
The Nanji family has remained steadfastly determined and committed to giving back generously to the country that
welcomed them, making a point to give equal support to causes both within Canada and internationally. As such, the
Aiming Higher campaign serves to fulfill a long-held aspiration on behalf of the foundation to help support the
advancement and empowerment of refugees through the pursuit of higher learning.
The hope is that this gift will encourage others to similarly support opportunities for young people facing forced
displacement. There is a life cycle to the experience of giving back as a former refugee. First, you give back to your
community, then to your country and ultimately globally – because that too is family. When possible, people give in
stages and their ability expands over time.
Aiming Higher is seeking private sector support to bridge the funding gap of UNHCR’s refugee tertiary scholarship
program (DAFI) and help expand opportunities. The program offers qualified refugee and returnee students the
possibility of earning an undergraduate degree in their country of asylum, or home country.
“In my life I have learned something, that if God gives you opportunity, try to share it. First of all, you have to make
sure that you are taking care of your family, your community, and then the whole country. So, I thought we have to
pay back to the country, and the world... and for more than 20 years we have been doing this.” – Mr. Nanji
“It is beautiful what you said about giving back, and even more so, giving opportunity... You can be assured that we will
spend it well, this donation. We will spend it to give people opportunities. And maybe in life there is a chain, that
North York General Hospital:
• On December 2, 2010, North York General Hospital
officially reopened its renovated Medical Imaging Centre,
largely funded by the Nanjis who were among the largest
private donors in the hospital’s history. They live near the
hospital. In recognition of the Nanjis’ donation, the
hospital named a section of the facility — which treats
more than 200,000 patients annually — the Gulshan and
Pyarali G. Nanji Ultrasound, CT and Radiography Centre.
• A previous donation by the Nanjis made possible the
opening of the Gulshan and Pyarali G. Nanji Orthopedic
and Plastics Centre in 2006 and they have also
contributed to adolescent mental health treatment at the
hospital.
• Although the Nanjis won’t specify the dollar amount of
their donations, their support “totals in the multi-
millions.”
o Nanji Ambulatory Care Center
o Nanji Orthopedic Center
o Nanji Diagnostic Center
o Nanji Academic Center
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre:
• The Nanjis first made a transformational gift to
Sunnybrook in 2004 when they first learned of a growing
need to support adolescents living with mood disorders.
Their donation toward brain sciences acknowledged an
area of health care that, at the time, wasn’t getting much
philanthropic support. Other donors soon came forward,
helping turn Sunnybrook’s youth psychiatry division into
the largest in Canada. “My passion is to help youth who
struggle with serious mood disorders that make everyday
life a challenge,” Mr. Nanji says.
• The Nanji Family Foundation continued to support
Sunnybrook, contributing to the expansion and
renovation of the emergency department and creation of
the Nanji Emergency Response Centre, which serves
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July 22, 2024
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Legend: Rating (RT): Affinity (AF):
10 - $10M+ donor 10 – Significant connection to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
9 - $1M+ donor 9 – Strong connection to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
8 - $500K+ donor 8 – Moderate connections to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
7 - $100K+ donor 7 – Some connections evident to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
6 – Prospect of Interest
RT AF Prospect Name Background Financials & Giving
people suffer and go through exile and deprivation, and then if they have opportunities, they can give back. And the
cycle continues if everybody does what you did.” – Mr. Grandi
With this grant of scholarships to over 50 young refugees in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of South Asian
exile from Uganda, the Nanji family is hopeful that others in the community and beyond will feel inspired to support
higher education for refugees.
patients with acute needs and provides dedicated space
for emergency psychiatric patients.
• The foundation next made a major investment in two
critical areas: the Nanji Ambulatory Centre, which
occupies 30,000 square feet and is the location of
Sunnybrook’s out-patient clinics for dermatology,
ophthalmology and vision sciences, plastic surgery and
rheumatology, and the four-floor expansion of
Sunnybrook’s main wing. This helped to complete the
world-class Women & Babies Program facility.
• When Sunnybrook needed to replace and upgrade its
diagnostic MRI scanners in 2015, the Nanji family
responded enthusiastically, contributing significant
funding to enable the completion of the project that will
bring patients the most advanced technology available.
Their most recent donation means that more patients will
be rapidly diagnosed by some of the most advanced
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines available.
Sunnybrook now (as of 2017) has four state-of-the-art
MRIs, one fully paid for by the Nanji family.
St. Mary’s Hospital:
• St. Mary’s Hospital in Montreal was the first benefactor
of the Nanjis’ generosity. “My wife had rheumatoid
arthritis,” Pyarali Nanji told the Star, and he was very
pleased with the care she got. “I said to her, this hospital,
we have to pay back.”
University of Toronto:
• In 2017, they made a donation in support of eye care
initiatives that see ophthalmologists travel to countries
around the world to restore people’s sight and teach local
surgeons to do the operations themselves. The generous
donation will establish a five-year term Chair for the
Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, which
will be held by the Department Chair, Dr. Sherif El-
Defrawy—an eye surgeon, researcher and award-winning
teacher. A large portion of the funds will be dedicated to
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July 22, 2024
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Legend: Rating (RT): Affinity (AF):
10 - $10M+ donor 10 – Significant connection to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
9 - $1M+ donor 9 – Strong connection to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
8 - $500K+ donor 8 – Moderate connections to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
7 - $100K+ donor 7 – Some connections evident to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
6 – Prospect of Interest
RT AF Prospect Name Background Financials & Giving
capacity-building global health missions that El-Defrawy
and other faculty members lead in Uganda, Kenya,
Ethiopia, Ghana and Haiti, among other low- and middle-
income countries.
Markham Stouffville Hospital
• In 2020 the Gulshan and Pyarali G. Nanji Family made a
transformational, multi-million dollar donation to
Markham Stouffville Hospital. In honour and recognition
of the gift, Markham Stouffville Hospital named its
mental health unit Gulshan and Pyarali G. Nanji Mental
Health Services. The Nanji family gift supports the most
urgent needs and priorities of the hospital, including
mental health services, critical equipment to support
emerging needs, and research, innovation and education.
Scarborough Health Network:
• Nanji Stroke Centre
CNIB:
• Nanji Smart Life Centers
Aga Khan Museum:
• In September, 2023, the Gulshan & Pyarali Gulamali Nanji
Family Foundation gifted a transformative multi-million-
dollar donation to the Aga Khan Museum that will expand
the Museum’s reach and impact around the globe,
deepening their understanding of Muslim arts and
cultures and their connection with the world. The gift will
enable the Museum to enhance onsite and digital
learning around the Museum’s Permanent Collection and
engender significant, unique Performing Arts programs
which provide opportunities for communities to connect
through collaboration and performance. In recognition of
the gift, the Museum's Auditorium will be renamed the
Nanji Family Foundation Auditorium.
Other:
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July 22, 2024
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Legend: Rating (RT): Affinity (AF):
10 - $10M+ donor 10 – Significant connection to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
9 - $1M+ donor 9 – Strong connection to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
8 - $500K+ donor 8 – Moderate connections to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
7 - $100K+ donor 7 – Some connections evident to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
6 – Prospect of Interest
RT AF Prospect Name Background Financials & Giving
• The Nanjis have also made gifts (amounts/dates
unspecified) to Aga Khan University and Hospital, and
Scarborough Health Centre.
• In 2020 the foundation donated $1.6 million, split equally
by 16 Canadian hospitals — including Montreal’s MUHC
and CHUM — to help combat COVID-19 through research
and staff support.
• In 2022 (See Gift Announcement), to commemorate the
50th anniversary of the family’s welcome to Canada, the
foundation donated $1 million to the United Nations
Refugee Agency’s (UNHCR) Aiming Higher campaign, to
provide financial support for a four-year period to 50
refugee students pursuing health-related university
studies in their countries of asylum. Launched in
December 2020 to coincide with UNHCR’s 70th
anniversary, Aiming Higher seeks to make secondary and
higher education accessible to refugees.
10 9 Barrett Family / Barrett Family Foundation
The Barrett Family Foundation
Established: 2013
Business Number: 823257530RR0001
Contact Information:
197 Norseman Street, Toronto, ON, M8Z2R5
To learn more about the Barrett Family
Foundation, contact Alister Mathieson, Executive
Director at alistermathieson26@gmail.com
Additional Details on the Barrett Family (and their
related foundation and company’s views on
philanthropy):
https://www.polytainersinc.com/community/
The Barrett Family Foundation is committed to supporting a broad range of causes. Charitable sectors that have
benefitted include: education, environment, health, the arts and humanitarian causes.
In addition, more than 100 daughters and sons of Polytainers’ employees have been chosen to receive post-secondary
scholarships since 1986. The awards acknowledged the recipients’ leadership contributions and academic
performance.
Humber College was one of the first partners of the Barrett Family Foundation and is now the largest partner. The
Barrett Family Foundation’s investment in Humber College supports the design, development and operation of the
Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation (Barrett CTI) and provides support to help students acquire the knowledge
and skills that equip them for workplace effectiveness.
The Barrett CTI inspires innovation, supports skills development and promotes science, technology, engineering, arts
and mathematics (STEAM) outreach in collaboration with industry and the community.
Key Person:
Barrett Family Foundation:
Interests:
• Education
• Health
• Social Services
• Children and youth (0 to 18 years)
• Toronto
Financials
Total Assets (2022): $4,513
Total Gifts (2022): $0
Board Members
• Rebecca Barrett
• Kimberly Barrett McKenna
• Francine Rouleu-Barrett
Officers
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Legend: Rating (RT): Affinity (AF):
10 - $10M+ donor 10 – Significant connection to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
9 - $1M+ donor 9 – Strong connection to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
8 - $500K+ donor 8 – Moderate connections to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
7 - $100K+ donor 7 – Some connections evident to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
6 – Prospect of Interest
RT AF Prospect Name Background Financials & Giving
Research Notes:
• The Barrett family has a strong connection to
entrepreneurship – Bob Barrett cites his
father’s entrepreneurship as a driving aspect
of his work and community service.
• They gave a $30M gift to WorldVision – with
a focus on supporting programming in the
African countries of Kenya, Tanzania and
Rwanda.
• Health is a priority of the Barrett Family
Foundation.
Bob Barrett
A graduate of University of Massachusetts (BA in Economics), Bob had the advantage of being born into a family where
his father’s business acumen and commitment to excellence set the standard for success.
Bob’s personal expectations and those of Polytainers’ Team Members exemplify “excellence.” The workplace vision
combines the use of state-of-the-art technology with the aspiration to exceed customer expectations. Integrity is not
negotiable.
On creating the Barrett Family Foundation:
“I am deeply inspired by my father’s life-long teaching of ingenuity, entrepreneurship, and giving back.”
– Bob Barrett
News:
The Barrett Family Foundation is Catalyzing Change in GTA Communities
United Way Greater Toronto, November 14, 2022
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/barrett-family-foundation-catalyzing-change-gta-communities-/
• Robert Barrett, President
Giving:
• $1M+ to the United Way of Greater Toronto (Cumulative,
2022)
Notable Gifts:
$10M to the YMCA of the GTA in June 2024:
https://www.ymcagta.org/news/YMCA-of-Greater-Toronto-
receives-largest-donation-from-The-Barrett-Family-Foundation
$30M to Humber College in January 2023:
https://humber.ca/today/media-releases/humber-college-
receives-30-million-gift-barrett-family-foundation
$30M to WorldVision in January 2024 to help vulnerable
youth in Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda and seven countries in
Latin America:
https://www.worldvision.ca/barrett-family-$30m-donation
Also:
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/the-barrett-family-
foundation-s-transformational-gift-of-30-million-to-world-
vision-canada-marks-largest-private-donation-in-its-67-year-
history-817665698.html
10 9 Trottier Family / The Trottier Foundation Mission/Philosophy: The Trottier Foundation:
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July 22, 2024
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Legend: Rating (RT): Affinity (AF):
10 - $10M+ donor 10 – Significant connection to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
9 - $1M+ donor 9 – Strong connection to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
8 - $500K+ donor 8 – Moderate connections to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
7 - $100K+ donor 7 – Some connections evident to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
6 – Prospect of Interest
RT AF Prospect Name Background Financials & Giving
Established: 2000
Business Number: 863613295RR0001
Contact Information:
1095 St-Alexandre St., Montréal, QC, H2Z1P8
Phone: 514-395-8823
Language: Bilingual
Email: info@trottierfoundation.com
Research Notes:
• The Trottier Foundation has an interest in
both Healthcare and International issues, and
as a donor it has supported the following
organizations: UNICEF, Doctors Without
Borders, Médecins du Monde, and Oxfam.
• The Trottier family and foundation are based
in Montreal.
• Lorne Trottier has significant McGill
University connections.
• Research has included the bio and contact
details for the Trottier Foundation staff
member focused on health. Erin
Hetherington also has strong Montreal and
McGill connections and has worked in public
health and in East Africa in past roles. She
would be a great engagement contact.
• Lorne Trottier is routinely mentioned as an
early Montreal entrepreneur; the company
was founded in 1976.
The Trottier Family Foundation was established to create meaningful impact that improves the lives of Canadians. In
the spirit of that vision, the Foundation specifically supports projects that promote innovative scientific discovery,
mitigate climate change and protect the environment, enhance education, improve patient and health care, and
provide assistance to select community and international initiatives.
VISION
The Trottier Family Foundation’s vision is to make a meaningful and positive impact on the world. We believe we can
achieve this by promoting science, education, health and the environment.
MISSION
Our mission is to support organizations that work towards the advancement of scientific inquiry, the promotion of
education, fostering better health, protecting the environment and mitigating climate change.
The Trottier Family Foundation strives to catalyze and scale transformative innovations, create cross sector
collaborations, and take risks that others cannot.
OUR APPROACH
We believe that science, the environment, health and education are crucial pillars in building a better world. While the
specifics of what we work on evolved over the years, investments in these four areas remain the cornerstone of
everything we do and is central to our theory of change.
HISTORY
The Trottier Family Foundation is a Montreal-based private Canadian charitable foundation established under the
Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act and Income Tax Act (Canada). The Foundation’s purpose is to provide support
to registered charities and qualified donees in the areas of education, science, health, the environment, as well as to
community and international organizations.
The Trottier Family Foundation was established in 2000 by Lorne Trottier and Louise Rousselle Trottier. In the first 10
years of its existence, the grants the Foundation made reflected the long-standing interests and commitments of the
Trottier Family. These included McGill University, University of Montreal, local hospitals such as the MUHC, CHUM,
the Lakeshore General Hospital, the West Island Palliative Care Residence and other partners in the Montreal region.
In those early years, the Foundation supported capital campaigns as well infrastructure projects such as university and
hospital buildings and medical equipment.
Some of the organizations that received support in the beginning of the Foundation’s history continue to be recipients
to this day.
In 2016, The Foundation hired staff to lead the operations of the organization and refocused its efforts to support
innovation in the areas of Health, Education, Science and the Environment.
HOW WE WORK
Interests:
• Education
• STEM education
• Environment
• Climate change
• Health care
• Sciences and social sciences
• Canada
• Greater Montréal - Laval
• International
Financials:
Total Assets (2022): $688,443,611
Total Gifts (2022): $22,006,133
Board Members
• Claire Trottier
• Sylvie Trottier
• Howard Trottier
Officers
• Louise Rousselle Trottier, Secretary Treasurer
• Lorne Trottier, President
Giving:
• $4M+ to McGill University Health Centre Foundation
(2021)
• $1M+ to such organizations as: Canadian Institute for
Advanced Research, Let’s Talk Science, The David Suzuki
Foundation, Fondation Du Centre Hospitalier De
L'université De Montréal, Lakeshore General Hospital and
the Musee Des Beaux-Arts De Montreal / Montreal
Museum of Fine Arts.
• Small gifts ($10K and under) to CUSO International.
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Legend: Rating (RT): Affinity (AF):
10 - $10M+ donor 10 – Significant connection to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
9 - $1M+ donor 9 – Strong connection to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
8 - $500K+ donor 8 – Moderate connections to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
7 - $100K+ donor 7 – Some connections evident to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
6 – Prospect of Interest
RT AF Prospect Name Background Financials & Giving
The Trottier Family Foundation’s grant making and investment activities are focused on assisting organizations that are
working to systematically address the following:
1. Advancing scientific inquiry and scientific education;
2. Promoting the importance of education in society, primarily STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math);
3. Mitigating the threats caused by climate change, particularly with a focus on the transition towards a low
carbon economy;
4. Advancing towards a healthy society;
5. Incorporating the promotion of science, education, health and the environment in grants made to the
Montreal community and internationally.
Our grantmaking approach is a hybrid between arm's length grantmaking and participatory grantmaking. Projects are
identified through two ways:
1. The Foundation accepts grant applications via our online application process. Submitted requests for funding
go through our normal grantmaking process.
2. The Foundation seeks out initiatives and activities to fund. We actively seek out innovative projects where
we see gaps and where we feel we can have a meaningful impact. This proactive approach entails
collaboration with other foundations as we pursue projects which address pressing needs.
COLLABORATION
With a focus on collaboration and continuous learning, we work closely with other foundations that share similar
visions. The Foundation is a member of collaboration networks such as Philanthropic Foundations Canada,
Environment Funders Canada, the Clean Economy Fund, and the Peace Network For Social Harmony.
____________________________________
Key Persons:
Notable Gifts:
Lorne Trottier and the Trottier Family Foundation have given
over $40M to McGill in recent history. See:
https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/lorne-trottier-consultant
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Legend: Rating (RT): Affinity (AF):
10 - $10M+ donor 10 – Significant connection to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
9 - $1M+ donor 9 – Strong connection to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
8 - $500K+ donor 8 – Moderate connections to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
7 - $100K+ donor 7 – Some connections evident to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
6 – Prospect of Interest
RT AF Prospect Name Background Financials & Giving
Lorne Trottier
CO-Founder, Matrox
Founder & President, The Trottier Foundation
Excerpts below on Mr. Trottier’s background and approach to international aid; full background here:
https://www.matrox.com/en/about/lorne-trottier
Background:
In 1976, Lorne M. Trottier co-founded Matrox, a privately held group of companies known around the world for its
innovative products in the areas of video/graphics for the television and A/V industries and imaging for the machine
vision and factory automation industries. Since the company’s founding, Lorne has been the key player in the
engineering aspect of the business, originating many of Matrox’s most prominent products. To this day, Lorne works
closely with key managers and engineers and maintains an active role in product development and innovation
activities at Matrox.
In addition to his work in technology development at Matrox, Lorne has numerous other interests spanning various
fields such as climate change, energy, astronomy and aerospace science. A benefactor, philanthropist, engineer,
businessman, and visionary leader, Lorne has devoted his life’s work to advancing science and technology and building
community.
In 2019, Lorne bought out his co-founding partner in Matrox and is now ready to lead Matrox through its next chapter.
Local community support and international humanitarian aid
The Trottier Foundation supports many international humanitarian aid organizations such as UNICEF, Doctors
Without Borders, Médecins du Monde, and Oxfam.
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Legend: Rating (RT): Affinity (AF):
10 - $10M+ donor 10 – Significant connection to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
9 - $1M+ donor 9 – Strong connection to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
8 - $500K+ donor 8 – Moderate connections to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
7 - $100K+ donor 7 – Some connections evident to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
6 – Prospect of Interest
RT AF Prospect Name Background Financials & Giving
The Trottier Foundation also supports organizations in local communities with a focus on helping the underprivileged
in the Greater Montreal Area, and the Province of Quebec. Since the outbreak of the COVID pandemic, the Foundation
created an additional $15M fund for 2020 and 2021. The Foundation has worked with a consortium of philanthropic
actors to fund initiatives that aim to stem the spread of the pandemic, including a bottom up territorial approach
wherein highly affected neighborhoods develop and implement emergency action plans in collaboration with key local
actors. It has also provided funding for scientific research and collaboration between Canadian researchers.
___________________________________
Erin Hetherington
Health Director
Erin is passionate about working with communities to create sustainable solutions to improve health equity. She has
led local and international research studying the impacts of social conditions on health and evaluating models of care
for underserved populations. A Montrealer, Erin has also lived and worked in Latin America and East Africa where
she developed international educational and health collaborations. In Canada, Erin’s work has focused on improving
maternal and child health for underserved populations.
Prior to joining the Foundation, Erin was an epidemiologist for the Public Health Agency of Canada, and a research
fellow at McGill and the University of Calgary. She holds a PhD in epidemiology and has studied at McGill, Harvard, and
the University of Calgary.
Contact: erinhetherington@trottierfoundation.com
10 9 Doug Fregin
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Quantum Valley
Investments Fund
Quantum Valley Investments
560 Westmount Road North,
Rich Lists:
Forbes ranks Fregin as a billionaire, with the following citation:
About Douglas Fregin:
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Legend: Rating (RT): Affinity (AF):
10 - $10M+ donor 10 – Significant connection to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
9 - $1M+ donor 9 – Strong connection to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
8 - $500K+ donor 8 – Moderate connections to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
7 - $100K+ donor 7 – Some connections evident to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
6 – Prospect of Interest
RT AF Prospect Name Background Financials & Giving
Waterloo, ON
N2L 0A9
Email available here:
https://quantumvalleyinvestments.com/contact-
us/
Research Notes:
• Waterloo-based entrepreneur that may be
able to open the door to other well known
RIM-era business leaders (such as Mike
Lazaridis).
• His philanthropic pursuits include assisting
various African-centered charitable projects.
Doug Fregin
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Quantum Valley Investments Fund
Mr. Fregin co-founded the Quantum Valley Investments Fund in March 2013 with his close friend Mike Lazaridis.
Messrs. Fregin and Lazaridis also co-founded Research In Motion Limited (RIM) in 1984, which created the BlackBerry
wireless device that revolutionized the communications industry. Mr. Fregin served as the Vice President of Operations
and as a Director of RIM until he retired in 2007. He was instrumental in evaluating various materials, fabrication
technologies and design of the first circuit boards that were used in early versions of the company’s wireless
technology that are now standard in the BlackBerry. Mr. Fregin studied electrical engineering at the University of
Windsor. He was awarded the Queen’s II Diamond Jubilee Medal and is a Member of the Order of Canada. He also
shares a Technical Emmy Award (1994) for Development of a Keycode Reader with Kodak and the National Film Board
of Canada.
Currently, Mr. Fregin devotes a significant amount of his time and resources assisting various African Charitable
Projects including the establishment and operation of a Vocational School in rural Uganda. He has also made
contributions to a number of other philanthropic endeavours including donations to the Nanotechnology Initiative and
the Quantum-Nano Centre at the University of Waterloo, as well as the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.
• Cofounded Research In Motion with childhood friend and
fellow billionaire Mike Lazaridis in 1984. Back in ranks
thanks to loonie and 10% rise in value of RIM shares. The
former vice president of operations retired from
company 2007. Fregin was instrumental in designing the
first circuit boards that were used in early versions of the
company's wireless technology. He was also key in
selecting the materials that are now standard in the
BlackBerry.
Giving:
• $25M+ to the Perimeter Institute (Capital/Endowment,
2017-2022)
10 7 There are a couple of leads identified in this
prospect row:
• The Rossy Foundation & Rossy Family
About the foundation:
The Rossy Foundation:
Interests:
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Legend: Rating (RT): Affinity (AF):
10 - $10M+ donor 10 – Significant connection to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
9 - $1M+ donor 9 – Strong connection to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
8 - $500K+ donor 8 – Moderate connections to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
7 - $100K+ donor 7 – Some connections evident to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
6 – Prospect of Interest
RT AF Prospect Name Background Financials & Giving
• Gregory David and the Gregory J. David
Foundation (Note – Gregory J. David could be
a prospect on his own, but he is also on the
Rossy Family Foundation board, and is a
director with Dollarama; the Rossy family’s
business)
• The Leonard T. Assaly Family Foundation
(where Gregory David is a board member)
_______________________
The Rossy Foundation
Established: 2004
Business Number: 863906236RR0001
Contact Information:
5690 Royalmount, Mont-Royal, QC, H4P1K4
_______________________
Gregory J. David
President & CEO
GRI Capital Inc.
1003 -1 St Clair Avenue East
Toronto ON M4T 2V7
Canada
416-816-6877
greg.david@gricapital.com
Also:
Gregory J. David Foundation:
Established: 2011
Business Number: 801010802RR0001
Contact Information:
5690 Royalmount, Mont-royal, QC, H4P1K4
The Rossy Family Foundation is a Montréal-based philanthropic foundation that funds initiatives in health care, mental
health, education, the arts and Canadian civil society. Established by Larry Rossy, the Chairman Emeritus of Dollarama
Inc., the Foundation has made major donations to a variety of health-care and cultural institutions in Québec and
nationally. Notably, the Foundation established the Rossy Cancer Network in Montreal in 2012.
The Foundation is also a significant contributor to mental health initiatives in post-secondary settings, including a
collaborative investment with Bell Let’s Talk to create a national standard for post-secondary student mental health to
support student success on college and university campuses across Canada.
About Dollarama
Dollarama is a recognized Canadian value retailer offering a broad assortment of consumable products, general
merchandise and seasonal items both in-store and online. Our 1,569 locations across Canada provide customers with
compelling value in convenient locations, including metropolitan areas, mid-sized cities and small towns. Select
products are also available, by the full case only, through our online store at www.dollarama.com. Our quality
merchandise is sold at select fixed price points up to $5.00.
Dollarama also owns a 60.1% interest in Dollarcity, a growing Latin American value retailer. Dollarcity offers a broad
assortment of consumable products, general merchandise and seasonal items at select, fixed price points up to
US$4.00 (or the equivalent in local currency) in 547 conveniently located stores in El Salvador, Guatemala, Colombia
and Peru.
Key Persons:
Neil Rossy
President and Chief Executive Officer, Dollarama
• Arts and culture
• Education
• Health
• Health care
• Social Services
• Greater Montréal - Laval
• Middle East
• Direct Charitable Programming
Financials:
Total Assets (2022): $1,006,480,383
Total Gifts (2022): $28,755,148
Board Members
• Gregory David
• Stephanie Rossy
• Neil Rossy
Giving:
• $10M to Toronto General and Western Hospital
Foundation (Cumulative, 2020)
Notable Gifts:
Donation to Queens University to establish the student
mental-health research centre (August 2023)
https://www.queensu.ca/gazette/media/news-release-
donation-establishes-student-mental-health-research-centre-
queen-s
$10M to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (August 2021)
https://defycancer.dana-farber.org/donor-recognition/rossy-
foundation/
____________________
Gregory J. David Foundation
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Legend: Rating (RT): Affinity (AF):
10 - $10M+ donor 10 – Significant connection to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
9 - $1M+ donor 9 – Strong connection to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
8 - $500K+ donor 8 – Moderate connections to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
7 - $100K+ donor 7 – Some connections evident to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
6 – Prospect of Interest
RT AF Prospect Name Background Financials & Giving
Phone: 514-731-4647
Fax: 514-731-8366
Research Notes:
• The Rossys and Gregory David have strong
connections to Montreal.
• Gregory David – and his family – have strong
connections to McGill University.
• Both the Rossys and Gregory David have a
strong connection to entrepreneurship –
primarily in the retail sector.
• Health and healthcare are priorities of the
Rossy, David and Assaly foundations.
• The Pathy and Rossy families are often listed
as attending the same events; they may have
close connections to one another.
Board member, Rossy Family Foundation
Neil Rossy is a member of the Board of Directors since 2004 and serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Corporation since May 1, 2016. Prior to being appointed to this office by the Board of Directors, he had served as Chief
Merchandising Officer of Dollarama since 2010. With the company since its inception in 1992, he has been involved in
all aspects of Dollarama’s business, supply chain and day-to-day operations. Over the last three decades, Neil Rossy
has played an increasingly important role in strategic decisions related to warehousing and distribution, direct
sourcing, brand identity, product development and merchandising innovations that define Dollarama and underpin its
success. He is a graduate of Queen’s University.
Gregory J. David
President & CEO, GRI Capital
Director, Dollarama
Board member, Rossy Family Foundation
Gregory J. David is a distinguished professional currently serving as the President and CEO of GRI Capital Inc., a private
investment management firm he has led since its inception in 2005. Before this role, Gregory held positions including
Senior Vice President at Dollarama Group LP and was the Principal at Claridge, Inc.
Interests:
• Performing arts
• Health care
• Social Services
• Ontario
• Toronto
• Montréal
Financials:
Total Assets (2022): $20,034,985
Total Gifts (2022): $660,915
Board Members
• Robert David
Officers
• Neil Rossy, Secretary
• Gregory David, President
Giving:
Gregory J. David and/or the Gregory J. David Foundation:
• $100K-$499K to The Havergal College Foundation
(Cumulative, 2018)
• $100K+ to McGill University (2018)
• $50K-$99K to The Lower Canada College Foundation - La
Fondation Lower Canada College (2011 & 2014)
_____________________
The Leonard T. Assaly Family Foundation
Established: 2004
Business Number
863817177RR0001
Contact Information
5690 Royalmount, Mont-royal, QC, H4P1K4
Interests:
• Education
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July 22, 2024
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Legend: Rating (RT): Affinity (AF):
10 - $10M+ donor 10 – Significant connection to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
9 - $1M+ donor 9 – Strong connection to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
8 - $500K+ donor 8 – Moderate connections to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
7 - $100K+ donor 7 – Some connections evident to Madiro’s cause, mission and community
6 – Prospect of Interest
RT AF Prospect Name Background Financials & Giving
Apart from his professional achievements, Gregory is deeply embedded in philanthropic efforts, notably through the
Gregory J. David Foundation (The David Family Foundation) which has significantly contributed to educational and
health initiatives. He has also played a role in various boards including the McGill University Board of Governors and
establishing and serving on the board of the Rossy Family Foundation. His philanthropic interests particularly align
with enhancing student well-being and academic facilities, as evidenced by his leadership in major donations like
establishing the Rossy Cancer Network and contributions to McGill’s Faculty of Law. He is also a board member with
the Leonard T. Assaly Family Foundation.
Gregory’s family connections to McGill University run deep, with several family members being alumni and active
contributors, highlighting a strong legacy of engagement and support for educational institutions. He also has
several significant personal connections in the business community through his network from Lower Canada College,
and from his career and directorship positions.
• Cancers and tumours
• Health care
• Social Services
• Low-income or people experiencing poverty
• Ontario
• Québec
Financials
Total Assets (2022): $25,357,843
Total Gifts (2022)
Board Members
• Joanne Assaly
• Gregory David
• Leonard Assaly
Past Board Members
• Olga Munari-Assaly
Giving:
The Leonard T. Assaly Family Foundation:
• $50K-$99K to the Arthritis Society/La Societe D'arthrite
Quebec Division (2023)
• $30K+ to the West Island Cancer Wellness Centre /
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