The foundation is an all-volunteer working board. All financial support goes to support honouring student achievements, excellence in teaching, and new student initiatives. Will you consider becoming a Northern Light (a rarified corps of sustaining monthly donors)? Your monthly support helps set us on firmer ground, expanding funding for NSSF student grants, NSSF scholarships, and impactful alumni–student connections (eg. speaker series and mentorship experiences).
Students Thrive When We Invest
Become a Sustaining Donor
A monthly donation to the NSS Foundation can be as little as $10 / month. Stable funding for the Foundation's all-volunteer work helps us provides 40+ scholarships and grants for student clubs and young changemakers. Your donation also helps drive alumni initiatives like alumni speaker series and mentorship experiences – choose General Fund in the form's FUND dropmenu.
NSSF Charity Registration No. – 870947264RR0001
'25 by 25' Campaign
Hey Class of '99, the Foundation has launched our campaign to raise $25,000 by the end of 2025. Join us! Let's make this happen. Choose 25 by 25 Campaign in the donation form's FORM drop-menu.
NSSF General Fund
If you want to support the Foundation's work, whether a one-time donation or a sustaining monthly donation, choose General Fund in the donation form's FORM drop-menu.
For the whole month of March, Canada Helps will match every new sustaining donor who pledges $20.00 with its own one-time donation of $20.00. Donate monthly before the end of March – it's an amazing way to enrich NSS student life.
NSS Robotics Team
The NSS Robotics Team needs your support this season. To learn more about the amazing multi-disciplinary Robotics Team check out their website here. Choose NSS Robotics Team in the donation form's FUND drop-menu.
Northern Moon And Stars Award
The Northern Moon And Stars Award recognizes the efforts of Northern students who select the path of reconciliation to
heal divisions within the school and wider community. Choose Northern Moon And Stars Award in the donation form's FUND drop-menu.
Red Knight Football's Purchase of 12 New Schutt F7 Helmets
Support Red Knight Football's fundraising drive to purchase 12 new Schutt F7 helmets for next season. The Schutt F7 helmets ensure the best protection for the team's high contact athletes – choose Red Knight F7 Helmet Drive Spring 2024 in the donation form's FUND dropmenu.
Thank A Teacher
Thanking a teacher is a lovely way to support the Foundation's work. Your child's teacher will receive a special card, saying that your donation was made in their name. Using the 'Make a Donation' form above, choose Thank a Teacher in the FUND drop-menu and mention your child's name and their teacher's name in the message box. Thank you!
Support The Maya Zibaie Memorial Scholarship
Maya Zibaie was a student at Northern Secondary School from 2018-20. She was a passenger on Ukraine International Airline Flight PS752 en route from Tehran to Kiev that was shot down by an Iranian missile in January 2020. This award was established by her father and the Northern Secondary staff and parent community to honour her memory. It will be presented annually to a graduating student who plans to pursue post-secondary studies in Environmental Science and Sustainability. To donate, fill out the form above and specify Maya Zibaie Memorial Scholarship in the FUND drop-menu.
FAQ
Do You Accept Cheques?
Yes we do ! Please make your cheque out to: Northern Secondary School Foundation c/o 851 Mt. Pleasant Rd. Toronto Ontario M4P 2L5. If you would like to donate to a specific department, project, or simply to our general fund … please indicate that in the cheque memo line.
Are Gifts Eligible For Receipts?
Before issuing a tax receipt, we must determine if the NSS Foundation has truly received a gift according to the Canada Revenue Agency's (CRA's) definition. A gift must be:
- voluntary, and
- a transfer of property (for example, cash, stocks, real estate, clothing).
- be able to be valued; and
- enrich the charity (that is, the gift must be the result of an intention to make a donation).
What are the rules for split receipting?
Split receipting arises when a charity provides some value to a donor (an advantage) in recognition of, or in return for, their gift. The general principle is that a receipt can be issued for the value of the gift less the value of the advantage.
Situations in which a donor might receive an advantage include:
- fundraising events, including dinners or cocktails;
- silent or live auctions;
- concerts, shows, or sporting events (for example, golf tournaments); and
- membership fees paid to a charity.
- be satisfied that the donor really intended to make a gift (as opposed to simply obtaining the advantage); that is, that the donor intended to enrich the charity, and
- be able to determine the values of both the gift and the advantage. See Valuing Gifts and Advantages for details on this.