Financial Supporters | Windmill Microlending

Thank you to our generous supporters

Windmill Microlending relies on the generous support of both public and private sector funders and investors for loan program delivery, loan capital pool, and special projects. We extend our gratitude to the following supporters, whose contributions are instrumental in making our loans and programs possible.


Transformational partner
Scotiabank
Scotiabank, through the ScotiaRISE program, supports Windmill by providing 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.
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Visionary contributors
Windmill is grateful to the following supporters for their substantial, cumulative contributions since April 1, 2019.

  • $1M+ Cumulative
    RBC Foundation
    The Rossy Foundation
    Scotiabank
    TD Bank Group
    The Pathy Foundation
    Crux Capital
    Anonymous (1)

  • $500,000-999,999 Cumulative
    Manulife
    Coast Capital
    Claudia and Graeme Hepburn
    The Hunter Family Foundation
    John and Dana Montalbano
    Anonymous (1)

  • $250,000-499,999 Cumulative
    The John Dobson Foundation
    Donner Canadian Foundation
    Robert & Mary Pat Armstrong
    The Peter Gilgan Foundation
    Walt Macnee
    Mastercard Impact Fund (with support from the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth)
    Munford Family Foundation
    The Young Fund Hamilton Community Foundation
    Definity Insurance Corporation
    Jarislowsky Foundation
    Anonymous (2)


Annual contributors
With gratitude, we acknowledge the generous contributions of $1,000 or more to Windmill from individuals, foundations, and corporations between April 1, 2022, and March 31, 2023.

  • $100,000 – $999,999
    Robert & Mary Pat Armstrong
    The Azrieli Foundation
    Donald Family
    The Peter Gilgan Foundation
    Claudia and Graeme Hepburn
    The Hunter Family Foundation
    Walt Macnee
    Manulife
    Scotiabank
    TD Bank Group
    Anonymous (4)

  • $50,000 – $99,999
    Diane Blake and Stephen Smith
    Crux Capital
    The John Dobson Foundation
    Donner Canadian Foundation
    The Flanagan Foundation
    The Koerner Foundation
    KPMG in Canada
    Laurentian Bank
    Louis Family
    Munford Family Foundation
    Pierre Lassonde Family Foundation
    Power Corporation of Canada
    The Young Fund Hamilton Community Foundation
    Anonymous (4)

  • $25,000 – $49,999
    AIMCo Foundation for Financial Education
    ATB Financial
    J. Armand Bombardier Foundation
    Canadian Western Bank
    Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group
    Francis Family Foundation
    GROW Fund at Toronto Foundation
    Imperial
    MobSquad
    John and Dana Montalbano
    The Nicola Family Foundation
    The Earle and Janice O’Born Family Foundation
    The Petman Foundation
    VetStrategy
    Miyo Yamashita and Michael Guerriere
    Anonymous

  • $10,000 – $24,999
    Christina and Matthew Anthony
    The Birks Family Foundation
    Michael Borden
    CU Financial Management
    Fondation du Grand Montréal
    Ian Martin Group
    The Morris & Rosalind Goodman Family Foundation
    Karl Jeam Legacy Loan Fund
    Ninette Kelley
    V. Paul Lee
    Longview Asset Management Ltd.
    Susan McArthur
    The McLean Foundation
    The O’Sullivan Family
    T.R. Meighen Family Foundation
    Trottier Family Foundation
    The Octavio Ventura Memorial Fund at Calgary Foundation
    Anonymous (2)

  • $5,000 – $9,999
    Deloitte
    The D.R. Ashford Fund at Calgary Foundation
    Gartley Family Foundation at Toronto Foundation
    Mitch and Shira Green Family Fund at Toronto Foundation
    Shamira and Karim Madhany
    Willow & Grace Foundation
    Anonymous (3)

  • $1,000 – $4,999
    Vladimir Ahmad
    The Calgary Foundation
    Samba Chunduri
    Carrie Church
    Genbridge Family Offices
    Rob Hinley
    Intact Financial Corporation
    Gail Jarislowsky
    Carsten Jensen
    The JRG Family Fund at Calgary Foundation
    Claire Kennedy
    Ron Kneebone and Cindy Lucas
    Shannon Kot
    Katalina Kovesfalvi
    Dr. Paras Mehta
    Vanessa Morgan
    Geneviève Morin
    Ted Snow
    Lori Sterling
    Brent Sutton and Lesley MacGregor
    Shannon Townsend
    William and Marta Vandermarel
    Anonymous


Loan Fund Supporters
Aghar Family Loan Fund
Amal Umar Loan Fund
ATB Loan Fund for Albertans
The Azrieli Foundation
Canadian Western Bank Loan Fund for Medical Professionals
CU Financial Management Named Loan Fund for Atlantic Canada
Data CM Loan Fund for Immigrant Women
DECIEM
Deloitte Named Loan Fund
Donner Canadian Foundation Loan Fund for Women
The Peter Gilgan Foundation Loan Fund for Newcomer Mothers
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
Laurentian Bank Loan Fund for newcomers in Quebec
Lifeline Syria Loan Fund for Syrian Refugees
Manulife Fund for Newcomers in Finance and Healthcare
Patricia Cochrane Loan Capital Fund
Richardson Foundation Loan Capital Fund
Scotiabank Healthcare and Essential Worker Named Loan Fund for Quebec Healthcare Professionals
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
Anonymous


Community Bond Investors
Atkinson Foundation
Cliff Cameron
Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon
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. Anish and Mrs. Pooja Kirpalani
Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation
The Lawson Foundation
Janet and Bill L’Heureux
Anita Lorelli and Mark Wallace
Walt Macnee
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
Niagara Community Foundation
Oakville Community Foundation
Ottawa Community Foundation
Alice Peterson
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.
Vancouver Foundation
William and Marta Vandermarel
Willow & Grace Foundation
Norman Young & Janey Law
Anonymous (6)


Gifts in Kind
Dr. John O'Dwyer
McCarthy Tetrault
Pricewaterhouse Coopers
The Printing House

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