Toronto Public Library Foundation believes in the social benefits of a strong and healthy public library system. As a registered charity, we foster relationships with people of vision to enhance the impact Toronto's Library can have on individual lives, above and beyond the core services that municipal funding provides.

Sun Life Financial

Over the past two years, Sun Life Financial has generously supported the Sun Life Museum and Arts Pass (MAP) program at Toronto Public Library, extending Torontonians’ access to the civic and cultural life of the city and making the arts accessible to all.

Sun Life has generously renewed their commitment of this program for the 2009/10 and 2010/11 years, enabling continuation of and enhancements to the program. Sun Life’s renewed support will allow us to continue to broaden Torontonian's access to the City's cultural life – especially in those neighbourhoods and communities where access to the arts and culture may be more limited - by providing families the opportunity to participate in the Sun Life Museum & Arts Pass program.

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Corporate support is vital to Toronto Public Library. Whether companies are interested in making a significant gift to collections, programs and services or community spaces, - we offer a wide range of giving opportunities. A partnership with Toronto Public Library Foundation allows you to maximize your charitable giving and demonstrates to your stakeholders your commitment to creating a better community. A variety of opportunities and benefits offer visibility and other benefits to corporate donors of Toronto Public Library.

To make a corporate gift, please contact Julie Flynn, Manager, Strategic Partnerships & Events by phone at 416-393-7225 or via email at jflynn@torontopubliclibrary.ca

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THANK YOU from the Toronto Public Library Foundation to everyone who supported the library by making a donation in 2009, including:

Founders ($100,000 +)
 

Sun Life Financial
TD Bank Financial Group
Friends of Toronto Public Library, North & South Chapters
 

Patrons ($25,000 - $99,999)
 

Friends of Osborne Collection
George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation
Manulife Financial
The Catherine & Maxwell Meighen Foundation
National Bank Financial Group
RBC Royal Bank
Norman and Marian Robertson Charitable Foundation
TD Friends of the Environment Foundation

Benefactors ($10,000 - $24,999)
 

Deloitte
Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life
Procter & Gamble Inc.
Walmart - Evergreen Grant

Leaders ($5,000 - $9,999)
 

The McLean Foundation
Sam & Ida Ross Foundation
Saunders Book Company
Toronto Community Housing Corporation

Partners ($1,000 - $4,999)
 

Auction House Heinze & CO
Canadian Parents for French
The Canadian Public Relations Society
Carr McLean Limited
City Legal Services
City of Toronto Archives
The Frank Cowan Foundation
David Mason Books
Friends of Arthur Conan Doyle
Friends of the Merril Collection
The Grand East Enterprises Ltd.
The Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation
Heinzewilkens Estate Auctions
James Bailey Architect
The Josephine Henderson Foundation
The Ben & Hilda Katz Charitable Foundation
Lions Club of Weston
Locus Systems Inc.
Makrimichalos Cugini Architects
MTS Allstream Inc.
Novell Canada Ltd.

Friends ($250 - $999)
 

Atlas-Apex Roofing Inc.
Canada Law Book
Chartered Accountants of Ontario
Dell
Humber College
Ivanhoe Cambridge Inc.
The Henry and Bernice Kaufmann Foundation
Key Porter Books
Ontario Power Generation
PollStream Inc.
Print Three - 30 Cumberland Location
Quill Communications
Redcliff Realty Management Inc.
Royal Custom Contracting
Stricker Books
University of Saskatchewan
Video Palace
Warner Bros. Entertainment Canada Inc.
West Toronto Junction Historical Society
 

TD Bank Financial Group:

The TD Summer Reading Club is one of the cornerstones of children’s services at Toronto Public Library. It promotes and encourages reading and literacy in school age children in Toronto and across Canada. Since 1996 when a partnership was established with TD Bank Financial Group, the program has reached over a million children.

For more information about TD Summer Reading Club, please visit: http://tdsrc.torontopubliclibrary.ca/home_en.html

TD Friends of the Environment:

In early 2009, the Foundation received gifts from the TD Friends of the Environment – Etobicoke Chapter and Scarborough/East York Chapter to support environmental collections at the Library. This funding will enable the Toronto Public Library to continue to serve the increasing needs for information on environmental issues. These important tools are chosen to specifically target children, students, adults and community agencies whose demand for current and relevant information on the environment continues to grow.

The Toronto Star:

In March 1999, The Star announced a $2.5 million gift to expand and refurbish the Newspaper Room at the Toronto Reference Library, and cover the cost of establishing a new current events and media gateway. Since 1999, Toronto Star’s promotional support of TD Summer Reading Club, Keep Toronto Reading and The Book Lover’s Ball has helped to significantly increase awareness of, and participation in these programs.

Sun Life Financial:

In 2007, Sun Life Financial announced a $225,000 commitment to the library’s Museum & Arts Pass program. Sun Life Financial’s two-year pledge to this program allows families, particularly in high priority neighbourhoods, to experience Toronto’s cultural treasures for free with their Toronto Public Library card.

For more information about Sun Life Financial Museum & Arts Pass, please visit:  http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/spe_ser_museum_arts_pass.jsp

Manulife Financial

In 2007, Manulife Financial made an inaugural gift in support of the library’s Leading to Reading program at the St. James Town branch. The Leading to Reading initiative helps children in grades 2 to 6 with below average reading skills. The support of Manulife Financial will impact young lives and allow young people to gain confidence and success in their academic studies.

The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation:

Over the past 13 years, The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation has provided over $460,000 in vital funding towards the library’s Mobile Library Services including Bookmobile and Home Library services and collections. Their generous support ensures Mobile Library Services users continue to enjoy a wide selection of materials.

For more information on Mobile Library Services, please visit: http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/spe_ser_home_library.jsp

George Cedric Metcalf Foundation

With a two year pledge to support staff growth and development, the George Cedric Metcalf Foundation has empowered the Foundation to successfully promote the importance of Toronto’s Library to the success and vibrancy of the city and has enabled the Foundation to share this message within the philanthropic community.
With this gift, the Library Foundation has been able to grow its support of the expansion and enhancement of Library collections, programs and services and community spaces.
 

The Friends of Toronto Public Library:

Together, since its inception, the Friends has raised funds through Book Ends and Book Ends South, their used book stores. These funds are allocated to support children’s literacy programs and other Library programs.

Bell Canada:

Since 2004, Bell has generously supported the library’s interactive literacy initiative, Hear-A-Story. Bell’s three year pledge to this program is greatly assisting in expanding this service and ensuring many more children have the change to enjoy stories online.