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Tells a Story
real, lasting change.
Giving goes beyond transactions. It’s about equity, access, and transformation. From students struggling with basic needs to campus-wide infrastructure that fosters innovation, every dollar helps turn obstacles into opportunities. When you give, you join a community committed to empowering students, shaping leaders, and investing in brighter futures.
The Alumni Perspective
Our alumni are the living proof of the Foundation’s long-term impact. Watch how their journeys—from students facing adversity to professionals thriving in the world—were made possible thanks to your support.
Lives Changed Through Giving
Jessie Gauthier
I am deeply thankful for this generous opportunity of receiving bursaries that will help me achieve my academic and lifelong goals. Paramedics has been a dream of mine since the age of four years old. Your assistance does not only support my education, but it also reminds me that I'm one step closer to my dream that has shaped me since childhood.
Jessie Gauthier
Our Shared Results
The results of your support speak volumes. These numbers reflect real lives changed, futures secured, and doors opened.
Invested in Library renovations
Amount managed in scholarships, bursaries and other funds
Managed in our student financial assistance funds
Raised at our 2025 annual golf tournament
Was disbursed in direct student financial assistance
Scholarships and bursaries awarded throughout the academic year
Take a Look at Our Annual Report
Explore the full scope of the Foundation’s work, including funding breakdowns, year-over-year growth, and future goals.
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Annual report 2024-2025
Building a Better Campus
Built in 1907 as part of Macdonald College, the Library is the academic heart of John Abbott College.
In 2017, a Federal Strategic Investment Fund infrastructure grant for $3.6 M was approved to renovate and upgrade the Library, including a complete restoration of the 20 historic painted-glass windows in the facility.
This grant had to be be matched—50%—by the Provincial Government and John Abbott, hence the need for private support. The upgrades to the Library were expected to have a tremendous impact on student study and meeting space on campus.
The John Abbott College Foundation undertook a $750,000 capital campaign to support the renovations to this important landmark.