Award Recipients

National Philanthropy Day 2025 Recipients

The AFP Saskatoon Chapter and National Philanthropy Day Committee is delighted to share the 2025 recipients of National Philanthropy Day Awards.

Youth in Philanthropy Honourees

  • Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan honours Walter Murray Collegiate
  • Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation honours Norquay Knights Senior Girls Basketball Team
  • Kinsmen Foundation Inc. honours Gavin Enns
  • Light of the Prairies honours Hassan Cheema
  • LutherCare Foundation honours Naysa Woods
  • Make-A-Wish Canada honours Jolene Friesen
  • Ronald McDonald House Saskatchewan honours Sophie Doucette
  • Royal University Hospital Foundation honours Wild Rose 4-H Beef Club
  • Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre honours Monique Poisson-Fast
  • STARS Foundation honours Riley Hessdorfer
  • University of Saskatchewan honours Caydence and Kennedy Marley
  • Western Development Museum honours Clayton Wolfe

Honoured Supporter Honourees

  • Canadian Mental Health Association Saskatoon Branch honours MNP Run for Women’s Mental Health team
  • Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan honours The Pink Gala
  • Elmwood honours Tamara & David Stromberg; Glenda & Lorne Bell
  • Family Service Saskatoon honours Penny Babbings
  • Foundations Learning & Skills Saskatchewan honours Dylan Youngstrom
  • Global Gathering Place, Open Door Society, United Way Saskatoon and Area, International Women of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Intercultural Association, Immigration Partnership Saskatoon and City of Saskatoon honour Dr. Asit Sarkar
  • Haven Kids' House honours Colliers Saskatoon
  • Inclusion Saskatchewan honours Tim & Mark Neufeld
  • Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation honors Dakota Dunes Community Development Corporation
  • Kinsmen Foundation Inc. honours Joan Wallman
  • Leadership Saskatoon honours Julian Demkiw
  • LutherCare Foundation honours Doreen Matschke
  • Make-A-Wish Canada honours K+S Potash Canada
  • Meewasin Valley Authority honours Lloyd & Shirley Widenmaier
  • Nutrien Wonderhub honours Sandbox Mutual Insurance
  • Ronald McDonald House Saskatchewan honours Carole & Clint Forster
  • Royal University Hospital Foundation honours Suer & Pollon Mechanical
  • Saskatchewan Polytechnic honours Westridge Construction Ltd.
  • Saskatoon City Hospital Foundation honours Sikpics Productions
  • Saskatoon Community Foundation honours The Buechler Family
  • Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre honours Health Sciences Association of Saskatchewan
  • Saskatoon Public Schools Foundation honours Saskatoon Fire and Flood
  • Saskatoon Restorative Action Program Inc. honours Jack & Shirley Brodsky
  • Saskatoon Zoo Foundation honours Chef Anthony McCarthy
  • Schizophrenia Society of Saskatchewan honours Laura Buckwold
  • Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan honours Rick Ewen
  • Sherbrooke Foundation honours ARA Foundation Members
  • St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation honours TD Bank Group
  • STARS Foundation honours Chicken Farmers of Saskatchewan
  • University of Saskatchewan honours Dr. Ernie Barber
  • Western Development Museum honours Stan Mills
  • White Buffalo Youth Lodge honours Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority
  • YWCA Saskatoon honours Angie & Hugh Farmer

Congratulations to all recipients, and heartfelt gratitude to their nominating organizations for recognizing their generosity for National Philanthropy Day.

A historical list of recipients can also be found here.