Give to Laurier
It starts with you. Your gift supports scholarships and bursaries, attracts top faculty and pays for laboratory equipment, buildings and much more. Our students are inspired to give their all and give back through purposeful learning, meaningful relationships and both local and global impact.
None of this is possible without philanthropic support. Donor impact is a critical ingredient of our university’s continued success. Thank you for your support.
At Laurier – and beyond – donor impact never stops
Laurier donors help students like me access vital financial support so that we can give more to our studies and activities. You help raise the buildings where we learn to lead and make connections that last a lifetime. You make possible exceptional experiential learning opportunities, like the BDO Future Leaders Challenge.
Winning this challenge along with my team wasn’t just an amazing moment in my first year at Laurier – it is going to change the course of my life.
When you give to students at Laurier, you’re giving us a vibrant postsecondary experience – and you’re also investing in our future.
For this incredible moment in my Laurier experience, and for the future that is waiting for me, thank you.
Amar, a grateful Laurier student
By the Numbers: 2025/2026
$19,061,819 was collectively donated by 3,205 unique Laurier donors.
Donor funded awards granted $3,100,157 to 1,772 students.
128 donors gave over $118,487 to support Student Emergency Funds at Laurier.
565+ donors contributed $91,000 to the Golden Hawks Giving Challenge in support of Laurier varsity teams.
52 donors contributed over $5,300 to the Student Nutrition Access Credit to support students struggling to afford food.
$60,422 was granted from donor funds dedicated to help students compete, learn, and grow through case competitions.
Past Donor Impact Reports
Donors help to ensure Laurier graduates are ready for the real world and ready to leave their mark. Explore how donors continue to make an impact in our most recent reports:
Laurier Philanthropy Award
The Laurier Philanthropy Award is an annual award presented in recognition and celebration of an individual, corporation or foundation whose generosity has contributed significantly to the advancement of Laurier.
Recipients of this award exemplify the true spirit of philanthropy. Through their direct financial support, leadership and donation of time, each recipient demonstrates a deep-seated and lasting dedication to the mission, vision and values of the university.
Past Award Winners
- 2026 Race Family
- 2026 Brian Penman `65
- 2025 Matthew Certosimo ’88
- 2025 Graduate Students’ Association
- 2025 Students’ Union
- 2024 Savvas and Christine Chamberlain
- 2023 Peter Izzio '90
- 2023 Eileen Mercier '68, '13
- 2022 Bill Webb '86
- 2021 Margaret and Larry Marsland
- 2019 Randy McGlynn '72
- 2019 Mike Stork '77 and Hennie Stork '77
- 2018 Peter C. Ansley '66
- 2017 Roger and Edith Davis & family
- 2017 Marcia Powers-Dunlop BA '69, MSW '76
- 2017 Helen and Steve Kun
- 2016 Trevor Gardner '98 & Cindy Gardner '98
- 2016 Millards Chartered Professional Accountants
- 2015 Ian and Hilary McLean
- 2015 Barry Schneider
- 2014 The Williamson Group
- 2014 Patricia F. Rae
- 2013 The Ross and Doris Dixon Charitable Foundation
- 2013 S.C. Johnson and Son, Limited
- 2012 WLU Alumni Association (WLUAA)
- 2012 The Lyle S. Hallman Foundation
- 2011 Fred Nichols
- 2011 City of Brantford
- 2010 The W. Garfield Weston Foundation
- 2010 Mary Stedman
- 2009 Robert Astley and Judith Astley
- 2008 Gerard McGrath
- 2007 Tom Motz