| 词条 | The W. Garfield Weston Foundation |
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| name = The W. Garfield Weston Foundation | named_after = W. Garfield Weston | logo = Westin Foundation Logo.png | logo_size = | logo_alt = The logo of the W. Garfield Weston Foundation. | formation = {{start date|1950s}} | founder = Weston family | type = Charitable organization | purpose = Helping charitable organizations make a difference and enhance the quality of life for Canadians. | headquarters = Toronto, Canada | region = Canada | methods = Grantmaking | fields = Education, Land Conservation, Science in Canada’s North, Neuroscience and Microbiome Science [1] | disbursements = ~$24.2 million (2016) [2] | endowment = $324 million [2] | endowment_year = 2016 | website = www.westonfoundation.org }}The W. Garfield Weston Foundation is a Canadian charitable foundation committed to making grants in Canada for the benefit of Canadians. [2] At the end of 2016, the Foundation had over $324 million in assets. [3] HistoryThe Foundation was created in the 1950s with donations from W. Garfield Weston (1898–1978) and his wife Reta Lila Howard (1897–1967), and from all of their nine children: Miriam Burnett, Grainger Weston, Nancy Baron, Barbara Mitchell, Garry Weston, Wendy Rebanks, Gretchen Bauta, Camilla Dalglish and Galen Weston. It is named for W. Garfield Weston, who established bakery and other successful enterprises throughout Canada and in other parts of the world. Today, these businesses include George Weston Limited and the Loblaw group of food retailing, processing and distribution companies. The Foundation is supported by an endowment from the extended Weston family, with the majority of the funds being directed to specific organizations in the fields of education and the environment. In 2012, the Foundation initiated the Weston Family Parks Challenge, announcing $5 million in aggregate over 3 years, to enhance Toronto's green spaces while encouraging private-public partnerships for their long-term sustainability. [4][5] The Foundation also supports the Weston Youth Innovation Award at the Ontario Science Centre, with past recipients including Adam Noble and Alex Deans. In addition to its principal ongoing commitments, the Foundation makes a number of trustee-initiated grants each year. [1] See also
References1. ^1 {{cite web|title=Our Mandate |url=http://www.westonfoundation.org/our-mandate/ |publisher=The W. Garfield Weston Foundation|accessdate=8 May 2017}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=History of Giving|url=http://www.westonfoundation.org/history-of-giving/ |publisher=The W. Garfield Weston Foundation|accessdate=4 July 2018}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=W. Garfield Weston Foundation |url=https://chimp.net/charities/the-w-garfield-weston-foundation |publisher=Chimp Technology |accessdate=8 May 2017}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Land Conservation|url=http://www.westonfoundation.org/conservation/Pages/default.aspx|publisher=The W. Garfield Weston Foundation|accessdate=1 May 2014}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/2499872-city-parks-get-5-million-boost-from-garfield-weston-foundation/|title=City parks get $5 million boost from Garfield Weston Foundation|publisher=Inside Toronto|accessdate=9 April 2013}} External links
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