What $1 billion dollars of community giving looks like
Between 2018 and 2025, TD gave one billion Canadian dollars to organizations, nonprofits, and institutions helping to make a difference in communities across Canada and the U.S.
One billion is a big number.
But if you ask Robyn Small, who heads up Canadian philanthropy at TD, one big number doesn't tell the whole story of the Bank's approach to community giving.
"The real story is about the organizations who did the incredible work and the relationships that we formed over the last eight years, which was a time of significant upheaval and change across the globe," she said.
Organizations like the CEE Centre for Young Black Professionals, a Toronto-based not-for-profit that was established to address the economic and social barriers affecting Black youth.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, TD provided a CAD $650,000 grant to the CEE, which played a critical role in strengthening the capacity and leadership of organizations supporting members of the Black community disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.
Or organizations like Windfall Microlending, which supports immigrants and newcomers who have skillsets from their home countries in professions like law and medicine — but lack the accreditation they need to practice in Canada.
With support from a grant of CAD $1 million from TD, Windmill provided underemployed newcomers with low-interest loans to help them pay for training, books, processional association fees, and costs associated with gaining Canadian accreditation.
There’s also St. Michael's Hospital Foundation in Toronto, which is delivering an innovative emergency department Navigator program that’s helping remove barriers for people experiencing homelessness and connect them with housing, healthcare, and income assistance services.
A CAD $2 million gift from TD helped expand St. Mike's Navigator program and in turn, help more people get the support they need.
Building genuine relationships with communities
Small is proud of how TD has consistently shown up for communities as they tackled complex issues like housing affordability and a rapidly shifting working environment. Especially because the Bank sometimes sets the tone for how other companies in Canada engage in community giving, she said.
"Our team takes the time to get to know organizations and build genuine relationships. We have heard from many small grassroots organizations that because they received TD funding, they were able to launch or leverage our donation to access additional funding," she said.
"A billion dollars is huge, but I like to focus on the incredible work that came out of this and the breadth of the impact. Behind the number are stories of people, families, and communities working toward new possibilities. It's just outstanding."
The next era of community giving
Looking ahead, the Bank's approach to community giving will be evolving so it can go deeper in areas where TD feels it can have the greatest impact and where communities need it the most.
"For decades, TD has supported not-for-profit organizations that play a critical role in creating opportunity and helping communities thrive, Small said.
"As we prepare for what comes next, creating lasting impact will take more than just funding. We’ll need to work alongside not-for-profit organizations, colleagues, and community leaders to help build stronger collaborations, share knowledge, and connect even more people to the resources they need to succeed."
TD is also exploring new ways of giving beyond simply funding programs, including helping to create long-term, scalable solutions to complex social challenges.
“We’re looking at how we can support organizations that are thinking differently about funding and sustainability and developing innovative models that can continue to generate impact long after the initial investment is made,” Small said.
Rather than funding a single program, these approaches can help build pathways for economic strength, helping organizations continue to serve their communities over the long-term.
Measures of impact
In 2018, the Bank made a goal: to give CAD $1 billion by 2030 to organizations and non-profits and institutions making meaningful changes in their communities in Canada and the U.S. In 2025, TD met the goal — five years early.
Here's what that impact looks like:
$
1
B
CAD in community investment
401
K
Entrepreneurs who launched, grew, or stabilized their business
70
K
Housing units developed, built, or refurbished
1
M+
Volunteer hours logged by TD colleagues
In their own words
Recipients of the Bank’s community giving share in their own words how support from TD has helped them address real issues affecting their local communities.
"TD’s support has helped us respond to some of the defining challenges of our time: food insecurity, climate change, and growing disconnection from land and one another. The Farm at Royal Roads University offers a hopeful, practical model for how these challenges can be met through local action, shared learning, and care for place."
"TD has empowered us to challenge the rigidity of traditional workforce development. With TD’s support, we have been able to design an inclusive, responsive model that respects the varied professional and personal realities of the Black women we serve. With TD’s investment, we have fundamentally shifted the landscape of opportunity for Black women in the digital economy."
"With TD’s support, our health care partners have been able to accelerate medical breakthroughs through the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and improve access to care for women across the province. Most recently, TD’s investment has enabled the Gynecologic Cancer Initiative team to expand its use of AI to detect various endometrial cancer subtypes, helping to guide more targeted treatment pathways. TD’s support has also allowed the team to broaden its data to develop ethically informed treatment strategies that benefit all women, regardless of ethnicity."
“TD’s early support has been transformative for the University of Calgary’s entrepreneurship training programs. TD's long‑term, trust‑based approach focuses on building people and capacity, empowering early-stage innovations to scale, create jobs, and strengthen sustainable economic growth across our communities.”
"Through mentorship, guest speakers, networking sessions, hiring events, and general program support, TD has impacted the lives of thousands of jobseekers and their families. This means individuals coming to Canada can start their career journeys on the right path, giving them confidence and the means to give back and successfully grow within their sectors.
"Thanks to TD, we have been able to support nature organizations in hiring youth facing barriers, thereby ensuring that the conservation community better represents the diversity of Canada. We have also been able to support Indigenous groups in applying for funding through TD to carry out their vital conservation work. Supporting Indigenous groups enhanced their efforts to protect their homelands and culture as promoting diversity in conservation organizations helps enlarge the tent of who engages with and protects nature."
