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The Yellow Bus Foundation… making a big impact on a number of small children’s charities

IMPACT

“In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.” – Charles Darwin

$8.5 M+

 

RAISED SINCE 2001

 

5+

Community Partners

1000++

Kids Served

We’re also fortunate to have the support of many of Canada’s top financial institutions and corporations, who return each year to support our signature event. A big thank you to TD Securities who is a major supporter.

Thank you to the very generous individuals who chose to support The Yellow Bus Foundation each year!

Board of Directors

The YBF Board of Directors thoroughly reviews each grant proposal that comes its way. It spends hours on the evaluation process and does site visits, phone interviews, etc. – ensuring the necessary details to decide which grants to fund is complete. Each application is based on how many people will be affected by the funds. These are not easy decisions and all of the applicants have a worthy cause. When you have finite resources you must perform  a detailed analysis about how organizations will spend the money and about where the greatest needs lie. Our Board takes this process to heart. The goal is to make a BIG impact on a small number of children’s charities each year.

John Bellamy

President

John is the head of Institutional Sales and a founding partner of Paradigm Capital.

Kim Carrigan

Foundation Manager

Kim works part time as the Foundation Manager and has been in the non profit sector for over 20 years.

Rupert Hamilton

Director

Rupert is a Vice-President and Investment Advisor at TD Wealth where he has worked for the last 13 years.

Mark A. Kinney

Director

Mark Kinney is one of the founders of Newport Private Wealth with over 25 years of experience in the financial industry.

Scott MacNicol

Treasurer

Scott MacNicol has over 29 years experience in the investment industry.

Sean McCowan

Director

Sean is a Director at Cormark Securities and was Managing Director at TD Securities for 7 years prior.

Colin Stewart

Past President

Colin Stewart is the Chief Executive Officer, a Director and a Portfolio Manager at JCClark Ltd., a Toronto based independent investment firm that he co-founded in 2001.

John Bellamy

President

John is the head of Institutional Sales and a founding partner of Paradigm Capital. He has over 25 years of experience in the Financial Industry. John is also a member of the Foundation/Investment Committee and past board member of Trinity College School. He lives in Toronto with his wife Sara and their three children, William, Thomas and Fiona. He has been a participant in the annual golf marathon for over 15 years.

Kim Carrigan

Foundation Manager

Kim works part time as the Foundation Manager and has been in the non profit sector for over 20 years. She has held positions ranging from Executive Director to that of a consultant, assisting other organizations in their public relations, marketing and development efforts.

Rupert Hamilton

Director

Rupert is a Vice-President and Investment Advisor at TD Wealth where he has worked for the last 13 years. Originally from Ireland, Rupert moved to Canada in 1994. He lives in Toronto with his wife, Minnow, and two sons, Ryan and Michael. Rupert is Past-President of Special Olympics Ontario. Rupert has participated in The Yellow Bus Foundation's 100 Hole Golf Marathon since 2004. He also sits on the Board of VIBE ARTS.

Mark A. Kinney

Director

Mark Kinney is one of the founders of Newport Private Wealth with over 25 years of experience in the financial industry. Prior to founding Newport, he was a Vice President at RBC Private Trust. From 1992 to 1999, he was a Principal with Merchant Private Trust Company and Connor Clark Private Trust that was acquired by the Royal Bank of Canada in 1999. He started his career in the investment industry as an account executive at Canada Trust in 1989. Mark is active in a number of community and charitable organizations and lives in Toronto with his wife Jill and three children Trevor, Emily, and Hannah.

Scott MacNicol

Treasurer

Scott MacNicol has over 29 years experience in the investment industry. Mr. MacNicol was a founding partner of Newcrest Capital, which he started in 1995 with 8 other partners. He held the position of Managing Director at Newcrest until the firm was purchased by the Toronto Dominion Bank in 2000. Scott is currently a Senior Advisor at Jemekk Capital and lives in Toronto with his wife Sheila and three children Andrew, Laura and Alex. Scott is an active fundraiser in the community and was a member of the board of directors of The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Toronto & Central Ontario. He's also currently a board member of Capitalize for Kids.

Sean McCowan

Director

Sean is a Director at Cormarck Securities and was Managing Director at TD Securities for seven years prior. He is a very proud father of two sets of twins - Tim and Carrie and Andrew and Graham. Sean volunteered as a counsellor at Camp Oochigeas for 9 years. Sean has played in the golf marathon for the past ten years.

Colin Stewart

Past President

Colin Stewart is the Chief Executive Officer, a Director and a Portfolio Manager at JCClark Ltd., a Toronto based independent investment firm that he co-founded in 2001. Colin has responsibility for the firm’s investment team and is the Portfolio Manager for two of the firm’s long/short equity hedge funds. He started his career in the Corporate Finance division of CIBC World Markets and then joined Connor Clark & Co. Ltd. as an investment analyst. Colin lives in Toronto with his wife Julia and their two children Parker and Declan and has played in the golf marathon for the last 8 years.

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