The Weeknd is the first musician to receive both the Allan Slaight Impact Award and the CWM Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award. The Slaight Family Foundation will make a donation of $50,000 towards a charity of Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye's choosing.
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December 14, 2022
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September 22, 2022
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The Slaight Family Foundation's extraordinary charitable gift guarantees $10M to the Unison assistance program and a newly created legacy program that can offer financial and medical support to retired individuals in the music community deemed in need of help.
February 9, 2022
by Karen Bliss
The Slaight Family Foundation, one of Toronto’s most wide-reaching family foundations, has announced its latest charitable give of $15 million to 1
March 11, 2021
by Karen Bliss
The Slaight Family Foundation, one of Toronto’s most wide-reaching and generous philanthropic family foundations, is divvying up $30 million to 19
March 9, 2021
by FYI Staff
MusiCounts has named Gary Slaight, president/CEO of the Slaight Family Foundation, as this year’s recipient of the MusiCounts Inspired Minds Ambassador Award.
November 4, 2020
by David Farrell
The Slaight Family Foundation’s total donation to the revitalization of Massey Hall is $10M.
November 2, 2020
by External Source
The Slaight family is a beacon of hope and generosity in a world tightly held in the grip of anxieties. Today, the Slaight Family Foundation has bequeathed $5-million to a fund established to refurbish and modernise Massey Hall. That's $5M on top of a previous donation of $5M made in 2017. That's amore, and music to all our ears.
May 8, 2020
by FYI Staff
The first of its kind in Canada, the Fund is committed to filmmakers telling engaging, high-quality stories that embrace musical forms and artists and demonstrates Canadian music’s role in the world, organizers say.
April 1, 2020
by FYI Staff
When the going gets tough it seems that the Slaight Family Foundation is there to help.
March 22, 2020
by FYI Staff
With the generous $250K donation from the Slaight Family Foundation, the Unison Benevolent Fund has announced the Unison COVID-19 Relief Program.
October 18, 2019
by FYI Staff
The Slaight Family Foundation's $5K Band Aid Program instrument grant is marked with an event featuring the Juno-nominated singer/songwriter.
August 2, 2019
by Karen Bliss
Not every senior wants to play bridge or bingo. Not every senior wants to use a walker or scooter.