Sisler CREATE Program Helps Make Winnipeg the World’s Most Intelligent Community
November 17, 2021Winnipeg has been named the most intelligent community for 2021 by the Intelligent Community Forum, beating out contenders…
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Impact of Schroeder Foundation Felt Across Canada
June 15, 2021Over $22 million gifted to medical and education initiatives with total multi-year commitments of over $80 million.
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St. John’s High School Sees Highest Ever Graduation, Post-Secondary Enrollment for Indigenous Students
May 12, 2021St. John’s High School, located in Winnipeg’s North End, is seeing the highest Indigenous graduation and post-secondary enrollment rates in the school’s 110 year history, thanks in large part to the support of The Schroeder Foundation.
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The Schroeder Foundation is helping St. Michael’s Hospital break down barriers to health care for people experiencing homelessness.
May 5, 2021The Schroeder Foundation has made a major investment to pilot the Homeless Outreach Coordinator program (aka the Navigator program) and break this cycle of illness and hospital readmission.
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The Schroeder Foundation is helping St. Michael’s Hospital stop “Canada’s disease” in its tracks.
May 5, 2021St. Michael’s, with a major investment from The Schroeder Foundation, is set to become one of the world’s top centres for MS research, education and patient care.
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No more siloed medicine: The Schroeder BRAIN&HEART Centre at St. Michael’s is pushing the frontiers of integrated care.
May 5, 2021The Schroeder Foundation has made a landmark investment of $22.125 million to establish The Schroeder BRAIN&HEART Centre at St. Michael’s Hospital, and usher in a new era of integrated precision medicine.
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Campaign for the Walter and Maria Schroeder BRAIN&HEART Centre
March 24, 2021Join our $42-million campaign so we can do what no one has done before. We’re creating a centre where the world’s top specialists treat the toughest brain and heart cases — together.
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In-Home Dementia Intervention, a program under the direction of Dr. Robin Green and Dr. Kathy McGilton at Toronto Rehab.
March 24, 2021The Schroeder Brain Institute will help to deliver new and innovative clinical approaches through the use of artificial intelligence, smart home systems, advanced sensors and robotics in rehabilitation.
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Donor to subsidize milk program cut by school division
March 20, 2021A city philanthropist will serve up a $210,000 donation to restore a milk-subsidy program drained from Winnipeg School Division’s budget this month.
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Dementia Rehab, the Schroeder Brain Institute will target specific areas of rehabilitation
March 12, 2021The Schroeder Brain Institute will target specific areas of rehabilitation, which include activities of daily living, language and communication, social interaction, behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, pain and physical disability.
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Advancing Innovation through the Centre for Neurotechnological Innovation to Application (“CRANIA”)
February 24, 2021The aim for CRANIA is to be the recognized leader in an exciting new field of medicine that restores or improves patients’ function by correcting abnormal electrical or chemical activity in the brain.
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15 Sisler students surprised with full scholarships to Vancouver Film School
February 23, 2021Philanthropist Walter Schroeder is at it again, opening his wallet to help 15 inner-city Winnipeg students head to the to Vancouver Film School on full-ride scholarships.
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Creation of the Schroeder Allergy and Immunology Research Institute
February 12, 2021The Schroeder Allergy and Immunology Research Institute, which will seek to mitigate allergy by amplifying and enabling research that will provide evidence-based approaches to address the causes and impact of allergy.
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$10M gift accelerates search for allergy cure
December 17, 2020The funding is two-pronged and will establish, following university approvals, the Schroeder Allergy and Immunology Research Institute, which…
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$10M to fund McMaster University’s allergy research
December 17, 2020The school says the funding will establish the Schroeder Allergy and Immunology Research Institute, which will support senior scientists and scholars in allergy investigation.
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Helping Canadians live safely and confidently with food allergy
November 30, 2020Food Allergy Canada is a national charity and the country’s leading patient organization committed to educating, supporting, and advocating for the more than 3 million Canadians impacted by food allergy.
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The Schroeder Foundation supports St. Michael’s efforts to tackle COVID-19.
November 5, 2020When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Toronto last spring, The Schroeder Foundation rallied behind St. Michael’s Hospital’s efforts to tackle the global public health crisis, with a major gift to the Courage Fund.
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$25-million gift will create new arthritis institute at UHN
October 9, 2020Arthritis is the leading cause of disability globally. To address this growing crisis, the Schroeder Arthritis Institute, launched with a $25 million donation by philanthropists Walter and Maria Schroeder, will help UHN’s innovative arthritis program become a world-class hub for innovation in research, education and patient care.
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Noah Curoe’s cybersecurity skills have earned him a full scholarship to the University of Manitoba for Computer Science.
July 21, 2020The Sisler High School graduate received the scholarship from the Walter and Maria Schroeder Foundation. In June, Curoe and his Sisler cybersecurity teammates secured a win at CyberTitan III, Canada’s largest cyber defence competition.
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The Schroeder BRAIN&HEART Centre renovations brings a new catheterization lab
February 26, 2020The first phase of renovations to The Walter and Maria Schroeder BRAIN&HEART Centre has come to completion with the upcoming opening of the brand new Catheterization Lab 3 inside St. Michael’s Hospital.
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Food Insecurity: Our Response
November 26, 2019The Walter & Maria Schroeder Foundation provides funding and resources to students in a number of communities in…
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Generous Gifts: How Medical Funding is Used
November 26, 2019Watch and learn how the generous donations from the Walter & Maria Schroeder Foundation have advanced Canada’s medical…
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The Importance of Philanthropy in Healthcare
November 26, 2019The recent introduction of virtual care, healthcare data management, and exploration of robotics, three-dimensional printing, nanotechnology and various…
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CRANIA Project Leads Charge in Canadian Medical Research
November 26, 2019On May 15th, the Center for Advancing Neurotechnological Innovation for Application (CRANIA) was launched as a joint initiative…
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North End Winnipeg High School Builds Brand New Cafeteria and Affordable Meal Program
November 26, 2019In early 2018, the Walter & Maria Schroeder Foundation pledged $10 million dollars to three underprivileged high schools…
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Empowering Disadvantaged Youth
November 26, 2019The Walter & Maria Schroeder Foundation strongly believes that no individual should be disadvantaged as a result of…
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Philanthropy is an Essential Source
November 26, 2019Hear from some of Canada’s top medical researches as to why the Walter & Maria Schroeder Foundation’s donations…
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SSEEF grant & Schroeder donation of $710K in technology enhances our talented #TechnoCreative students future!
April 6, 20192019 has been a year we will never forget. Two major Investments will significantly improve our infrastructure and how we deliver our programming.
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Annual donation of $250,000 to Food Allergy Canada
March 24, 2019Donation supports the education and advocates for the needs of individuals and families living with food allergy and the risk of anaphylaxis. Supports and participates in research related to both food allergy and anaphylaxis.
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Unprecedented $20-million Gift to build Schroeder Institute for Brain Innovation & Recovery
December 17, 2017With a transformational gift of $20-million to the Toronto Rehab Foundation, Walter and Maria Schroeder, along with their family, have established The Walter and Maria Schroeder Institute for Brain Innovation & Recovery.