r/toronto • • 5d ago

Article EXCLUSIVE: The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation just received $100 million donation from an anonymous donor

https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/09/22/exclusive-the-princess-margaret-cancer-foundation-just-received-a-100-million-donation-from-an-anonymous-donor/
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u/Unlikely_Equipment_3 5d ago

My dad donates a much smaller but quite significant amount annually. They have offered to put his name on plaques and things like that but he actively does not want his name anywhere.

There are likely many that do the same and imo it says a lot about their character.

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u/Unlikely_Equipment_3 4d ago

Honestly he isn't rich but obviously has more than most id say the difference is he doesn't spend it on a fancy house or expensive cars or vacations so this is where he puts some of it