MAKE MaRS YOUR HOME FOR IMPACT
We invite you to make a gift to MaRS Discovery District. Consider the following high-impact programs:
MaRS Carbon Removal Donation Program
Enabling individuals and organizations to support Canada’s most promising carbon removal technology companies through tax-deductible donations.
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Mission from MaRS
Mission from MaRS helps break down barriers in order to accelerate the adoption of high-potential technologies in key sectors for climate action. Current missions include Public Procurement, Carbon Management, Better Buildings, Food and Agtech.
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The MaRS Women in Cleantech Network
The MaRS Women in Cleantech Network brings together our growing community of Cleantech founders, accelerating and celebrating women entrepreneurs’ role in the new climate economy. Built by women, for women.
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Tech Stewardship
Tech Stewardship is a professional identity, orientation and practice. As tech stewards, we continuously discuss, refine and imagine new ways to shape technology for the benefit of all.
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Health Innovation
We support companies and institutions that create health solutions with broad social impact. We help them streamline the healthcare system and improve patient outcomes, all while saving money.
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Mobility Unlimited Hub
The Mobility Unlimited Hub helps scale solutions to help people with disabilities live fuller lives.
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General Support
Your unrestricted gift allows us to focus on the organization’s most urgent priorities and compelling opportunities.
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Make a one-time donation, join our monthly giving program, or make a gift of securities safely and securely through CanadaHelps and automatically receive a tax receipt. You can also mail a cheque to:
MaRS Discovery District
Attn: Philanthropy Office
101 College St, Suite 100
Toronto ON
M5G 1L7
Have a bold new idea, want to leave a really big mark, or simply discuss your options? We would love to meet with you! Contact the Philanthropy Office and together, we will explore what’s possible.
MaRS Discovery District is a registered charity, number 876682717-RR0001.
In 2000, former University of Toronto president Dr. John Evans assembled a group of philanthropists with the dream of turning innovative ideas into action.
Canada already boasted some of the world’s greatest research and business talent, but lagged behind other countries when transforming those strengths into real-world products, services and wellness outcomes. And so, Dr. Evans and his team of visionaries founded MaRS in the heart of Toronto’s Discovery District, at the Old Toronto General Hospital, site of the discovery of insulin.
Today, MaRS is North America’s largest urban innovation hub. It supports more than 1,200 startups, is home to roughly 6,000 innovation workers, hosts 150,000 annual guests, and serves as the Canadian tech ecosystem’s strongest advocate.
SUPPORTERS
Our Supporters
MaRS College of Founders
- AIC Limited
- AstraZeneca Canada
- Baycrest
- Lawrence S. Bloomberg
- Cancer Care Ontario
- CIBC
- Eli Lilly Canada
- John R. Evans
- The Henry White Kinnear Foundation
- Arthur S. Labatt
- MDS Inc.
- NPS Pharmaceuticals
- St. Michael’s Hospital
- Peter Munk
- RBC Financial Group
- Joseph L. Rotman
- Allan Slaight
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Foundational Partners
- Government of Ontario
- Government of Canada
- City of Toronto
- University of Toronto
Future Fund Campaign Donors
- Gord and Janet Nixon
- Michael McCain and family
- Richard and Donna Ivey
- Ron and Kathleen Close
- Stefan M. Larson
- Ilse Treurnicht
- John Manley
- Martha Tory
- Meric Gertler
- Michael Serbinis
- Cal and Angie Stiller
- Don and Elyse Allen
- Elaine Campbell
DONORS
Our Donors
$10M+
- Endowment – anonymous donor
$1M+
- RBC Tech for Nature Foundation
- Suncor Energy Foundation
- Peter Gilgan Foundation
- Toyota Mobility Foundation
$250K+
- Anonymous donor
- The Co-operators
- HSBC Canada
- Verschuren Foundation
- Chisholm Thomson Family Foundation
- Definity Financial Corporation
$100K+
- Anonymous donor
- Business + Higher Education Roundtable
- Consecon Foundation
- Yung and Katrina Wu*
- TD Bank Group
- Trottier Family Foundation
- Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment
- RBC Future Launch
- Mastercard
$10K+
- CIBC
- Holt Renfrew
- Neil Betteridge
- Richard and Donna Ivey
- Mohammad Al Zaibak
- Brendan Calder
- Bruce Power
- Annette Verschuren
- Anonymous donor
- Enbridge
- Breakthrough Energy Foundation
- Grace Lee Reynolds
- Donner Canadian Foundation
- Schmidt Family Foundation
$1K+
- Cory Mulvihill
- MINI Canada
- Inbae Ahn
- adMare Team
- Elyse Allan
- Peter G Bowie
- Bill and Dawne Benson
- Diane Kazarian
- Graphite Ventures: Aaron Bast, Craig Leonard, and Lance Laking
- Stefan Larson
- Magyne Group
- Gayle and Marc Milgrom
- Al Otton / Otton Consulting Ltd
- Jodi Kovitz and Lily Shinewald
- Molly Shoichet
- MaRS Staff
- Susan Fox
- Penny Somervile
- Mark and Karen Cator in memory of Ralph and Ruth Anne Cator
- Lawrence Zimmering
- Gilda and Yousry Bissada
- Anonymous
- Josée and Christian MacDonald
- Grenadier Foundation
*MaRS acknowledges our Board of Directors not only for their time and expertise, but for their generous financial support of MaRS through the Future Fund Campaign.
Donating to MaRS means fighting for a fairer economy, healthy communities and a clean planet. What kind of impact do you want to leave on the world?
The MaRS Philanthropy Office supports your ambitions to lift Canadians through inclusive innovation. MaRS donors can make a donation of cash, securities, or setup monthly giving safely and securely through CanadaHelps and automatically receive a tax receipt.
If you are unsure which donation method suits you best, feel free to consult our team philanthropy@marsdd.com.
MaRS is a registered charity. Our charitable registration number is 876682717-RR0001.
Grace Lee Reynolds
CEO, MaRS
Grace Lee Reynolds is the CEO of MaRS Discovery District, where she leads one of the world’s most influential innovation hubs. At MaRS, Grace oversees the teams, partnerships and infrastructure that help science- and technology-based ventures scale their breakthroughs. Under her leadership, MaRS supports founders working on solutions in health, climate and emerging technologies by connecting them with the capital, customers, talent and resources they need for commercial success. Grace focuses on aligning public and private partners, advancing commercialization pathways and ensuring Canadian discoveries translate into economic and societal impact. Cementing MaRS’s role as a national convenor, she is working to build a thriving innovation ecosystem by addressing the system barriers faced by science-based ventures, informing policy and helping institutions work together to build globally competitive companies. As MaRS builds on its 25-year legacy of supporting innovators, Grace is guiding its next chapter, reinforcing the organization’s role as a cornerstone of Canada’s innovation economy.
Michelle Khelawan
