What is the Leaders Circle?
The Leaders Circle is a generous community of donors who give between $1,000 and $24,999 annually.
Collectively, Leaders Circle donors gave over $4.2 million last year to a variety of areas including scholarships and awards, academic program support, new facilities, the library, athletics and recreation, student wellness, and more!
Thank you for being part of a community that empowers our students, faculty and researchers to achieve their highest potential.
Leader's Circle Benefits
Why become a Leaders Circle member?
- Make a direct impact: Your support makes a meaningful difference to teaching, learning and research.
- Enjoy exclusive engagement and networking opportunities: Receive invitations to special events with University leadership, faculty, students and other donors.
- Receive recognition and appreciation: We’ll send regular communications and updates on the impact of your giving.
- Help create a better future: Your generosity will directly support the people who are working to change our world for the better.
Leaders Circle members receive an invitation to our Waterloo Unlocked events, which offer behind-the-scenes tours of interesting places on campus — like Velocity, the School of Optometry and Vision Science, and the Student Life Centre and Physical Activities Complex.
Check out these past tours:
In 2023, you helped shape education through your generosity
Read our latest Impact Reports to explore the uniquely supportive environment your gifts create:
"After moving to Waterloo in 1963, we have seen the community transform before our eyes, in large part because of the opportunities provided by the University to foster groundbreaking research, aid student success and establish new businesses. We are very proud to be a contributing factor to making this ongoing, community-wide change possible."
Rodrick and Alberta Jack, Leaders Circle donors
"I came to Waterloo in the 1960s and never looked back. The co-op work terms helped me gain invaluable real-life experience as an 18-year-old. It’s a big deal when you’re a first-year student and you’re given an opportunity to attend a world-class university like Waterloo. Giving back is important to me and I want to help new undergraduate students get a leg up like I did. That is why I choose to give in memory of my wife, June, who was a Warrior to the end."
Armie Francescut (BASc ’71), Leaders Circle donor
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