Public and Private Support

Perimeter Institute is extremely grateful for the strong support that it has received from the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario, the Region of Waterloo and the City of Waterloo. The Institute is also thankful for the support it has received from generous philanthropists and other private donors.Today, Perimeter Institute is an innovative and successful example of public-private partnership in scientific research and educational outreach.

Summary of Public Monies

Perimeter Institute is extremely grateful for the strong, ongoing support that it has received from the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario and the City of Waterloo.

Government of Canada

$50 million Government of Canada announcement (2007)
$25 million grant through NSERC (2002)
$10 million commitment from Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for building expansion (2009)
$5.6 million grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) (2002)
$1.7 million grant from CFI Infrastructure Operations Fund (CFI-IOF) (2004)
$59,900 grant from Promoscience for ISSYP program (2005)
$50,700 grant from Promoscience for EinsteinPlus Program (2006)

Government of Ontario

$50 million through Ministry of Research and Innovation (2006)
$15 million grant through MEDT (2002)
$10 million commitment from Ministry of Research and Innovation for building expansion (2009)
$5.95 million grant from the Ontario Research and Development Challenge Fund (ORDCF), shared equally with the Institute for Quantum Computing (2002)
$5.6 million grant from the Ontario Innovation Trust (OIT) (2002)
$150,000 grant through MEDT for outreach programming (2005)
$120,000 grant from the provincially administered Research Performance Fund (RPF) (2005)
$20,000 for 2003 Summer Institute (2003)

City of Waterloo

The City of Waterloo donated the Caroline Street, North site for the development of Perimeter Institute through a long term leasing agreement at $1/year. In addition, the City also participated in several other cost-sharing efforts throughout the site development process valued at over $212,000 (2000 - forward)

Summary of Private Monies

Over $1,000,000

Mike Lazaridis, President & Co-CEO Research In Motion: $100 million (2000), $50 million (2008), and $20 million (2009) for total donation of $170 million.
Doug Fregin, Vice President (Operations) Research In Motion: $10 million (2000) and $20 million (2009) for total donation of $30 million
Jim Balsillie, Chairman & Co-CEO Research In Motion: $10 million (2000)

E. Kendall Cork (2006)
Don McMurtry (2004)
The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation (2005)

Dennis Kavelman (2003)
Harry and Angela Brodie (2006)

Robin Korthals (2004 - 2005)
Bruce North (2001)
Dare Foods (2006)
Canadian Federation of University Women, Kitchener-Waterloo (2005)
Dr. Alex Maznytsya (2005)

In-kind Donors:

Research In Motion Limited
15 "RIM 950 BlackBerry Wireless Handhelds"
15 "RIM 957 BlackBerry Wireless Handhelds"
BlackBerry Enterprise software, licensed for 40 users

Waterloo Maple Inc.
Perpetual software license for it flagship Maple mathematical software, valued at $130,000 per year

Quarry Integrated Communications Inc.
Communications and public relations expertise and services

Innovators Alliance

Donations in memory of George Leibbrandt (since 2001)

Individuals

Organizations

Funding for Einsteinfest Outreach Programming (2005)

$200,000 grant through The American Express Philanthropic Program
$200,000 donation by Mike Lazaridis
$60,000 grant through the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund
$44,900 grant through The Ontario Trillium Foundation
$25,000 grant through The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation
$10,000 grant through the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund

Up to $5,000

Cowan Wright Beauchamp (2005)
Fibretech (2005)
Zeifman and Company, LLP (2005)
Goodman and Carr (2005)
Sleeman (2005)
Cober Printing (2005)
Neil Bresolin (2005)
Christopher Duda (2005)
Jennifer Scully-Lerner (2005)
Goldman Sachs (2005)

All figures in Canadian dollars.