Our Name
The Banyan Tree is a wonderful example of nature's diversity. The tree, originally from Africa and India, grows to an enormous size by sending down roots from its branches that in turn form new trunks. The banyan tree lives and spreads itself out for hundreds of years. With its ability to continually spread by putting down new roots just one single tree can grow to cover many acres with the strength of a forest. Through supporting charities that design and run programs fostering development and good deeds, it is the founders wish that these various programs will grow stronger and in turn develop strong communities of their own eventually spreading out like the strength of the Banyan Tree.
Our Charitable Good Works
The Banyan Tree Foundation®, since 2002, has received cash donations of over $136 million and in-kind donations of over $67 million.
The Banyan Tree Foundation® has gifted over $149 million to recipient charities.
Below is a partial list of beneficiary charities. The list is not complete and may be updated from time to time:
- Arthritis Society, Canada
- Grandview Childrens Foundation, Oshawa
- Oshawa General Hospital Foundation
- King Bay Chaplaincy
- Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto
- Parkinson Society Canada - Maritime Region
- The School of Contemporary Dancers
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation
- Equine Hippique Canada
- Mary Centre of the Archdiocese of Toronto
- St. Simon’s Shelter
- Athol Murray Collage of Notre Dame, Canada
- Bishop Strachan School, Ontario
- Brown Bagging for Calgary Street Kids, Calgary
- Canadian Red Cross, Calgary
- Community Living Ontario, Ontario
- CNIB Durham District, Ontario
- Families for a Secure Future, Ontario
- First Arrow 4 Feathers – Baton Powell, Toronto
- Girl Guides of Canada, Canada
- Kola Evangelical Mennonite Church, Manitoba
- Lake of Bays Marie Museum & Navigation, Ontario
- Muslim Arabic Centre, Toronto
- National Service Dogs, Ontario
- Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital Chartiable Corp., Ontario
- Ontario Rugby Union, Ontario
- Peel Litercy Guild, Ontario
- Prince Hall Charitable Foundation (Canada) Inc., Canada
- R.E.W.A.R.D.S., British Columbia
- Real Life Church, Ontario
- Regis College, Ontario
- The Lighthouse Church, Manitoba
- The Refuge, Ontario
- Siloam Mission, Manitoba
- Upper Canada College
- Unity for Autism, Canada
- University of Toronto St. Michael’s College, Ontario
- Victory Family Church, Manitoba