Grant and Funding Programs Offered by UTS Foundation (UTS)

The UTS Foundation is the dedicated charitable foundation of University of Toronto Schools (UTS), an independent school affiliated with the University of Toronto. Established in May 2006, the Foundation was created to receive, develop and maintain funds for charitable purposes in order to strengthen UTS and its educational programs.

Through the generosity of donors, the UTS Foundation provides ongoing financial support so that UTS students can access an outstanding and inclusive education. The Foundation stewards several types of funds, including capital funds for building projects, scholarship, award and bursary funds, discretionary funds for varied priorities, and undesignated funds directed to the school’s greatest needs. These resources help finance bursary support, a state-of-the-art facility and enriched learning opportunities.

The Foundation’s primary beneficiaries are UTS students and the school community. Its bursary and scholarship funds offer financial assistance to high-achieving students, supporting the school’s commitment to accessibility regardless of means. Donor support also underpins innovative academic and co-curricular programs, new equipment and facilities, and other enhancements that help develop future leaders.

In addition to immediate gifts, the Foundation promotes long-term, sustainable funding through planned and legacy giving. Legacy gifts, bequests, gifts of life insurance, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts and other planned contributions are encouraged as ways to support future generations of students while offering tax and estate-planning benefits to donors.

The UTS advancement team manages a wide range of contribution channels on behalf of the Foundation, including online gifts, monthly giving, gifts of securities and mutual funds, gifts-in-kind, commemorative donations and employer matching gifts. Cross-border giving options are available for donors in the United States and the United Kingdom through partner entities, with the UTS Foundation ultimately receiving grants designated for the school.

As a registered charity, the UTS Foundation issues charitable tax receipts (Charitable Registration Number 853751964RR0001) and reports annually through the school’s annual report. Donor recognition initiatives highlight the impact of contributions on bursaries, facilities and co-curricular innovation, while groups such as the UTS Arbor Society acknowledge community members who have included the school or Foundation in their estate plans.