St. John's Institute has administered a foundation dedicated to helping students both in school and out, reach their goals. Annually, the Foundation provides funding and support for students in many diverse fields of learning.

Foundation Mandate

• To receive gifts, to preserve your gifts in perpetuity
• To ensure that the principle amounts of your donation are invested wisely
• To dispense the interest of the invested amounts to the Institute to be used for scholarships, programs and operations.

St. John's Institute Foundation...

• ... Must present an audited statement each year to the Board of Directors of St. John's  Institute
• ... Is governed by a board of seven trustees, one of whom is Bishop of the Western Diocese and another must be a past president of St. John's Institute Board.
• ... Elects trustees annually at the SJI Anat St. John's Institute Annual Meeting.

What type of gifts can we give to the Foundation?

• Money ; Real Estate ; Personal Property

Can people make donations to the foundation through their wills?

• Yes, people should specify "St. John's Ukrainian Institute Foundation" as the entity to receive their gifts.

Can we donate and insist that the interest be used for a specific purpose at the Institute?

• No, you must make gifts to the Foundation unconditionally.

What recognition do I get for supporting the Foundation?

• When any person or family has donated more than $1000 to the foundation or Institute, their name will be inscribed on the bronze Honor Plaque at the Institute.

Whom do I contact about making a gift to the Foundation?

• You may contact the Executive Director at St. John's Institute

Whom do I contact about making a donation to the foundation through my will?

• Your own lawyer
• The Executive Director at St. John's Institute
• The Bishop of the Western Diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada, 780.455.1938