Public Funders
Government of Canada
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) generously supports Windmill’s loan delivery and operational costs benefitting immigrants across the country. The Windmill (formerly IAF) loan fund received early and generous contributions from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC).
Province of Ontario
The Ontario Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development generously supports Windmill’s loan delivery costs for loans benefitting immigrants in Ontario.
Government of Alberta
The Alberta Ministry of Labour generously supports Windmill’s loan delivery costs for loans benefitting immigrants in Alberta.
Government of Quebec
The Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale (MTESS) of Quebec generously supports the work of Windmill through the Prêts pour la reconnaissance des titres de compétences étrangers (PRTCE) program to support foreign-trained professionals to have their qualifications recognized in Quebec.
Transformational Partners
Scotiabank
Scotiabank, through the ScotiaRISE program, supports Windmill to provide professionally skilled women immigrants with career mentoring and financial support to secure meaningful employment.
ScotiaRISE is Scotiabank’s 10-year, $500 million initiative to promote economic resilience among disadvantaged groups. ScotiaRISE partners with organizations that provide the tools people need to improve their education and employment prospects, adapt to changing circumstances, and increase the likelihood of financial success.
Visionary Contributors
$1M+ Cumulative
RBC Foundation
The Rossy Foundation
Scotiabank
TD Bank Group
We are proud to acknowledge the following generous contributions to Windmill Microlending from individuals, foundations, and corporations that are equal to $1,000 or more, from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022.
$100,000 – $999,999
The Azrieli Foundation
Claudia and Graeme Hepburn
The Hunter Family Foundation
Anita Lorelli and Mark Wallace
Manulife
Mastercard Impact Fund, with support from the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth
RBC Foundation
Scotiabank
TD Bank Group
Anonymous (3)
$50,000 – $99,999
Robert & Mary Pat Armstrong
Diane Blake and Stephen Smith
Crux Capital
DECIEM
The John Dobson Foundation
Donner Canadian Foundation
La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso
Louis Family
Walt Macnee
Munford Family Foundation
The Young Fund Hamilton Community Foundation
Anonymous
$25,000 – $49,999
J. Armand Bombardier Foundation | Foundation J. Armand Bombardier
Canadian Western Bank
Donald Family
Forum Equity Partners
Francis Family Foundation
The Geyer Family
GROW Fund at Toronto Foundation
Scott Lamont
Pierre Lassonde Family Foundation
Mackay Family and Strand Corp.
John and Dana Montalbano
The Nicola Family Foundation
The Petman Foundation
The Prosser Charitable Foundation
Brent Sutton and Lesley MacGregor
VetStrategy
Miyo Yamashita and Michael Guerriere
Anonymous
$10,000 – $24,999
Christina and Matthew Anthony
ATB Financial
Michael Borden
The Arthur J. E. Child Foundation
Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group
Fondation du Grand Montréal
The Scott Griffin Foundation
Ian Martin Group
Intact Financial Corporation
Karl Jeam Legacy Loan Fund
The Morris & Rosalind Goodman Family Foundation
Longview Asset Management Ltd.
Susan McArthur
The O’Sullivan Family
Proactive Strategies Inc.
Trottier Family Foundation
The Octavio Ventura Memorial Fund at Calgary Foundation
Christine and John Yip
Anonymous (3)
$5,000 – $9,999
The D.R. Ashford Fund at Calgary Foundation
Canadian Women’s Foundation Investment Readiness Program, funded by the Government of Canada
Forthlane Partners
Shamira and Karim Madhany
Willow & Grace Foundation
Zeller Family Foundation
$1,000 – $4,999
Brendan Calder
The Calgary Foundation
Samba Chunduri
Carrie Church
Comtech Group Inc.
Radha Curpen and David Spivak
Deloitte
Genbridge Family Offices
Rob Hinley
Carsten Jensen
The JRG Family Fund at Calgary Foundation
Katalina Kovesfalvi
Dr. Paras Mehta
Nicolas Plourde
Fred and Cheryl Pynn
Lori Sterling
Touchstone Institute
Shannon Townsend
Gail Jarislowsky
Anonymous (2)
Loan Fund Supporters
Donations to loan funds allow donors to target their donation to their priorities, while tracking and monitoring their donation’s impact. Thank you to our Loan Fund Supporters.
Aghar Family Loan Fund
Amal Umar Loan Fund
Canadian Western Bank Loan Fund for Medical Professionals
Data CM Loan Fund for Immigrant Women
DECIEM
Donner Canadian Foundation Loan Fund for Women
GROW Loan Fund for Women
Ian Martin Group Fund for Engineering and IT Professionals
Karl Jeam Legacy Loan Fund
La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso Fund for Women
La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso Fund for Women & Refugees
La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso Fund for Women in Healthcare and Essential Work
Lifeline Syria Loan Fund for Syrian Refugees
Manulife
Patricia Cochrane Loan Capital Fund
Richardson Foundation Loan Capital Fund
Scotiabank Healthcare and Essential Worker Named Loan Fund
Stollery Charitable Foundation Loan Fund for Edmonton Constituents
Susan McArthur Loan Fund for Women in Engineering and IT
The Morris and Rosalind Goodman Family Foundation Named Loan Fund for Quebec Healthcare Professionals
The RBC Foundation Fund for Skilled Immigrant Youth
Toronto Pearson Loan Fund
Willow & Grace Foundation Loan Capital Fund for Women Newcomers
Windmill Team Loan Capital Fund
Community Bond Investors
Atkinson Foundation
Cliff Cameron
Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada
The Catherine Donnelly Foundation
Dragonfly Ventures
Laurel Dykstra
ELFEC
Fairmount Foundation
The Peter Gilgan Foundation
Fern Gordon and Pierre Lavallée
Green Shield Canada
Hamilton Community Foundation
Inspirit Foundation
Institute for Canadian Citizenship
Intact Financial Corporation
Dr. Noor Jaffer
Carsten Jensen
Dr. Kabir Jivraj
Dr. Anish and Mrs. Pooja Kirpalani
Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation
The Lawson Foundation
Janet and Bill L’Heureux
Anita Lorelli and Mark Wallace
Walt Macnee
Zai Mamdani and the Mamdani Family Foundation
Max Bell Foundation
JoAnn McCaig
The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation
Metcalf Foundation
MIL Ltd.
Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Munford Family Foundation
Oakville Community Foundation
Ottawa Community Foundation
The Rebanks Family
Julie Scott
Jon Shell and Jaimie Donovan
Andreas Souvaliotis
TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good
The United Church of Canada Foundation
Toronto Foundation
triOS College Business Technology Healthcare Inc & Eastern College Inc.
William and Marta Vandermarel
Willow & Grace Foundation
Norman Young & Janey Law
Anonymous (5)
Line of Credit Guarantors
Peter Aghar
Bruce & Carmen Alger
Avi Amir
The Auxilium Foundation
Frank Boyd
Wayne & Eleanor Chiu
James & Inez Collie
The Counselling Foundation of Canada
Edmonton Community Foundation
Adam Felesky
Brian Felesky
Jim Gray
Inspirit Foundation
Dr. Noor Jaffer
Greg Jones
Moez Kassam
Alan Norris
Sheila O’Brien
Eric Prosser
Sherali Saju
Prem Singhmar
Andreas Souvaliotis & Joseph Gisini
Kumar Stenger
Anonymous (3)
Alumni Campaign Supporters
Abayomi Adetola
Olusoji Adewole
Adegboyega Adewoye Oluwaseni
Akinyinka Akinoso
Norman Bulaga
Abhisek Chaterjee
Akosua Demanya
Forthlane Partners
Peter Ibiteye
Nnamdi Ndubuka
Dr. Onyebuchi Nwodo
Oluwatobi Ojo
Peter Olisa
Olubunmi Onare
Goke Oyetola
Shannon Townsend
Godwin Uantioje
Anonymous (4)
Gifts in Kind
Dr. John O’Dwyer
McCarthy Tetrault
Ross Stockwell & Associates, Inc.
