Donors
Lead Supporters and Honorary Patrons — $250,000+
The awards for the winner and finalists of the
Carol Shields Prize for Fiction are generously presented by BMO.
Honorary Patrons
$100,000+
Margaret Atwood
Gifts in Memory of the late Derek Weiler
$75,000+
Gail Asper, O.C., O.M, LL.D
Phyllis Yaffe
$50,000 to $74,999
Cindy Blakely
The Flanagan Foundation
Julia Foster
The Gerald Schwartz & Heather Reisman Foundation
Anne Giardini, O.C., O.B.C, K.C.
Taanta Gupta
Colin and Helen Harris
Linda Haynes
The Kingfisher Foundation
Nancy McCain
Shelley Peterson
Sonja Smits (McLean Smits Family Foundation)
Yosef Wosk Family Foundation
Honorary Patron — Mentorships
Jim Polk
(in support of the Jim Polk/Carol Shields Prize Foundation Scholarship in Creative Writing at the University of Toronto)
Special Honorary Patrons
Alma Lee, C.M., D.Litt. (Hon)
Donald Oravec, Co-Founder
Nada Ristich
Conny Steenman-Marcuse
Susan Swan, C.M., Co-Founder
Janice Zawerbny, Co-Founder
Mentors - $25,000 to $49,999
The Elizabeth and Tony Comper Family Foundation
Robert and Sandy Morrison
Sari Morrison and Derek Weiler
Friends - $10,000 to $24,999
Helen Burstyn, C.M.
Council for Canadian American Relations
Pamela Dillon
M.A. Faris Foundation
Good Foundation Inc.
James Harper and Donald Oravec
Jackman Foundation
Julie and David Jacobson
Candy Lee
Judy McFarlane
Nancy Ruth
Sidney Robinson
Prize Partners
Media Partners
Advocates & Allies - $1,000 to $9,999
Anonymous (4)
Abbott Foundation
Adobe Incorporated Matching Gifts
Sally Armstrong
Bradford Fund
Marta Braun
Myriam Chancy
The Nathan Cummings Foundation
Robin Fowler
Sandra Garassino
Gates Foundation
Kimberley Goode
Betty Anne Graves
Charlotte Gray
Marcy and
Kraig Hespeler
Erin Heximer
Roger and
Stephanie Hochschild
Wendy Hudson
Mary Susanne Lamont
Dan McCormick
Tracy Nesdoly
Robin Pascoe
Susan Perren
Norm Ross and
Shannon Reynolds
Emma Ruby-Sachs and
Jane Saks
The Honourable
Harriet Sachs
Frank Seglenieks
Alexandra Skoczylas and Shaun Little
David Staines
Lorette Steenman
Conny Steenman-Marcuse
Susan Swan, C.M.
Anne Stewart
Noreen Tomassi
Natasha Trethewey and Brett Gadsden
TvS Media Group
Allies - $100 to $999
Anonymous (13)
Marion Allan
Sara Allan
Katherine Ashenburg
Barry Auger
Cathy Auld Charitable Contribution Fund
Adrienne Bartlett
Roberta Beiser
Maxine Bowen
Joan Boxer
Yolanda Bronstein
Wendy Bryans
Carole Carpentier
Israel Chafetz
Celia Chandler
Marlene Cummins
Colleen Diamond
Kim Echlin
ECW Press
Prudence Emery
Marjan Farahbaksh and
Jeff Clayton
Leslie Hurtig
IBM Canada Ltd. Employees'
Charitable Fund (3)
Helen Jansons
Lorena Kanke
Karen Lilley
Ottie Lockey
Linda Loving
Arlene Manankil
Julia C. Martin and
Charles Wilson
Virginia Martin
Catherine Maunsell
Judy McKnight
Heather Menzies
Karen Molloy
Kim Mooney
Elizabeth Moore
Gabriella Moro
James and
Jennifer Morrison
Judith Moses
Michelle Purchase
Roberta Rich
Kimberly Sanderson
Matthew Sheldon
Anne Skoczylas
Eva Wilson
Donors listed as of June 30, 2023.
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