The foundation is an all-volunteer working board. All financial support goes directly to specific NSS clubs / awards you choose to support – or if you'd like to become a Northern Light (a sustaining donor), your monthly support will make numerous things possible: NSSF student grants, the work of overseeing 40+ scholarships, as well as alumni initiatives like alumni speaker series and mentorship experiences.
Students Thrive When We Invest
We're making a difference in the lives of Northern students.
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.
CLUBS + AWARDS YOU CAN SUPPORT
The Northern Moon And Stars Award
Established in 2024 by the Jewish and Islamic Students’ Associations
of NSS, 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 dropmenu.
Thank A Teacher
3. Support the Northern Robotics Team's 2023-24 competition season – by choose Robotics Fund in the form's FUND dropmenu.
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!
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.
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.
The NSS Robotics Team 2023-24 Competition Season
The ambitious NSS Robotics Team needs your support for the 2023-24 competition season – check out their website here. Students collaborate in design, manufacturing, 3D printing, coding, and media, aiming for big wins against other well funded teams. Choose NSS Robotics Team in the donation form's FUND dropmenu.
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.
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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.