Our Supporters
We gratefully acknowledge the incredible generosity of the following individuals and institutions who supported the Museum in 2023. Their inspiring commitment is critical to sustaining the high quality of our Collections, exhibitions, and programs here in Toronto and around the globe.
Major Gift Donors
- Dr. Almas and Nizar Adatia
- Nimet and Riaz Ahmed and Family
- Family of Late Kabiruddin and Moaez Alibhai Shariff
- Muneera and Akbarali Aziz, Aatiqah and Akbarali
- Bhimani Family and Kassamali Family
- Adam and Jalisa Chandani
- Karim, Shala, Adam and Jalisa Chandani
Late Noorali Chhagan Chandani and Family - Eliana Charanya
- Mumtaz and Sada Cumber in Honour of Grandchildren Kaysan, Maliha, Reza and Kais
- Elyse Damdjee and Amir Karim
- Dr. Abdulsultan and Yasmin Datoo and Family
- Kassamali Habib Adat Dewji and Family in Memory of Huzur Mukhiani Nurbanu Dewji, Abdulhamid Dewji and Amirali Adat
- In Loving and Eternal Memory of Safina, Beloved Daughter of Farida and Bashir Dhanani
- Amir and Nurjahan Dhanji, Ali, Sikina, Amina, Gulshan and Shamim
- Zera, Alnur, Roshanal, Sultan, Roshan, Firoz and Yasmin Dhanji
- Raheman Fazel in Honour of Karamally Fazel Family
- Fuel Maxx Inc., Nurali and Kakuben, Nizarali and Zahra Patel and Brothers
- Late Abdulhamid and Zera Hassam Kassam Tejpar
- Altaf and Tasneem Isani
- In Loving Memory of Shirin and Mohamed Ismail
- Moyez, Salma, Raihan and Raisa Jadavji
- In Memory of Huzur Mukhi Miyanji Janmohamed Sunesra
Mehdi and Zarina Mohammed, Jahanzaib and Anam,
Neelam and Michael - Varas Jeraj, Sakarkhanu Jeraj, Habibeh and Ashak Jeraj Shariff
- Late Abdulrasul and Fatmabai Jivraj Jadavji Family
- In Memory of Akberali Hassanali Juma and Dolatkhanu Juma
- Farhan, Lizna, Kenza and Omar Kabani Family and Lakhani Family
- Yasmin and Fatehally Khoja, in Memory of
Count and Countess E.K. Khoja and
Count and Countess Alibhai Haji - Nooruddin and Muneera Lakhani
- Ashiqali and Yasmin Lalani, Late Sadruddin and Gulbanoo Lalani
- Sohail and Sumaira Lalani and Family
- Dr. Nasirdin and Zeenat Madhany and Family
- Jarinakhanu and Roshanali Manji Dhrolia Family, in Loving Memory of Nadirali R. Dhrolia
- Mohan and Khatija Manji Dhrolia
- Munir Abdulaziz Manji Suleman Family
- In Loving Memory of Arzina Mawani
- In Memory of Rajab Ali Mohammad Ali
- Iqbal Sadrudin Gulamhusein Moledina and Family and IM Group of Companies
- Janmohamed, Nurbanu, Hadi, Fatma, Mahedi, Subzali, Dilara, Alnoor and Naushad Nagji Jinah and Families
- Gulshan and Pyarali G. Nanji Family Foundation
Gulshan and Pyarali Gulamali Nanji
Azim Nanji
Tazmin Nanji-Amlani
Nimi Nanji-Simard
Hanif (Chiko) Nanji - Shafiq, Farzana, Umair and Sabiha Nasser
Honouring Fariyal and Jaffarali Poonawala
Shirin and Navroz Kasamali Nasser - Shane, Kaylan, Jordan, Khati, Amin, Roshan and Alnoor Nathoo
- Sharukh and Nadia Palsetia and Family
- Ali and Kiran Panjwani and Family
- Pioneer Mutual Federal Credit Union – Texas, USA
- Rahim M. Premji, Nazira R. Premji and Family
- Gulshan and Amirali Hussein Harji Punja and Family
- Daulat Bai and Muhammad Ali Rajpari, Inaara and Agdas Rajpari
- In Memory of our Beloved Mother and Wife Shams M. Ramji – Rustam, Aleem, Imran and Jehan
- Mohamedali, Sakar, Shahiroz, Shellina and Ferenaz Ratanshi
- Naaz and Mohamed Rawji In Memory of our Parents
- In memory of Shahbegum Remu-Datoo and Nurdin Bana GH Malwani
- Amirali, Parveen, Arman, Muneera and Sanayah Rupani, Rahim and Reena Lalani and Family
- Sadrudin and Nurkhatun Sajan – Ava, Aalia, Aly, Layla and Nyla
- Sewani Family
- Dr. Karim and Mrs. Shenaz Shariff and Family
- Shiraz, Yasmin, Alim, Sabrina and Areez Shariff and Family
- Sadrudin and Yasmin Sidi
- The Family of Late Mansur and Rozina Tejpar
- Nurdin and Shirin Tejpar and Farah, Rizwan, Alia, Lilah and Ayla
- Parviz, Courtney, Qassim, Eames, Nala and Zavhar Tejpar Family
- Texas Jasmine – Houston, USA
- Abdullah Rehman Tharoo and Mumtaz Akbarali Bandeali and Family
- Dr. Habiba Abdulmalik Thawer PhD in Loving Memory of Sakubai Fatehali Dharamsi
-
Faris D. Virani Fund for the Living Arts –In Honour of our beloved son and angel,Faris D. – Farid & Asha Virani
- Wireless DNA Inc. – Sadruddin Gangani and Family
- Anonymous (1)
Director’s Circle
- Murad and Khairunissa Abdullah
- Dr. Almas and Nizar Adatia
- Aziz and Dr. Julie Ahamed
- Nargis and Rafiq Ahmed
- Aziz and Dr. Shameem Ajani
- Aziz and Shireen Ali
- Farzana Kara Ali and Aaron Kashif Ali
- Ismail and Nabath Ali
- Jaffar and Samina Ali
- Karim and Ashiq Ali
- Malik and Mona Ali
- Samina Ali and Nasrudin Ali Dhuka
- Shahzad and Shamsha Ali
- Tajuddin and Nasim Alibhai
- Afshan and Nasir Allahrakha
- Amin and Noor Allidina
- Ramzan and Hussain Arab
- Amanullah Ashrafali
- Fiaz and Azmina Babul
- Alnoor and Laila Bandali
- Akbar Barmanwalla and Alina Barmanwalla
- Faheem Beg and Zafirah Salman
- Azam and Aziz Bhaloo
- Alaudin and Shehenaz Bhanji
- Anaar and Mohamed Bhanji
- Salim and Ayaz Bhanji
- Salman and Nima Bhojani
- Shiraz and Yasmin Boghani
- Nadia and Aamir Budhani
- Saleem and Salima Budhwani
- Maliha and Amin Chagani
- Abdul Muhammad and Farida Charania
- Amin Chitalwala
- Bahroz Cotardia
- Aftab A. and Gul Cumber
- Shiraz and Parveen Davwa
- Farida and Noorali Delawalla
- Amanullah and Ameerbano Devji
- Rafiq Devji and Alderney Rodriquez
- Akber and Rozina Dewji
- Dr. Fatima Dhalla and Aisha Dhalla
- Dr. Shiraz and Izzat Dhanani
- Rasheed and Nasreen Dhuka
- Mubarak Dhukka and Naseeruddin Ali
- Sadiq and Salimah Dosani
- Adnan and Hina Dossani
- Sayed and Sushma Esmail
- Ali and Alnoor Gangani
- Nasir and Kasmira Ghesani
- Amirali and Mumtaz Hadi
- Saleem and Zainul Hadi
- Naz and Hanifa Haji
- Al-Karim and Aminmohamed Kamrudin Hamir
- Liakat and Nazira Hasham
- Imran and Shafquat Hasnani
- Rafia and Akbar Heerji
- Zabeen Hirji
- Arif and Shahnawaz Hooda
- Barkatali Hussain
- Imran Barkatali Hussain and Sadaf Hussain
- Abdul and Lizna Ismail
- Nargis and Anwer Jadhavji
- Karim and Salima Jaffer
- Almas Nadir Jamal and Dr. Zeeya Jamal-Lalji
- Salim and Shehnaz Jamal
- Shirin and Dr. Amin Jamal
- Aly and Samirah Janmohamed
- Nuruddin and Aleem Janmohamed
- Salim and Zahra Janmohamed
- Shabir Janmohamed
- Karam Ali and Minaz Jasani
- Sultan and Almas Jasani
- Farhaz Jassani and Saba Pardhan
- Ferozali and Anita Jassani
- Abdul and Rozila Jesani
- Hadi and Naushad Jinah
- Amin and Anila Jivani
- Laila and Neelam Jivani
- Shiraz and Alizar Jivani
- Drs. Munira and Kabir Jivraj
- Aziz and Nadia Jiwani
- Naushad and Navroz Jiwani
- Noorallah and Khairunissa Jooma
- Nuruddin and Abida Jooma
- Farhan and Lizna Kabani
- Zaheed and Shaheed Kajani
- Sohil and Rozina Kamdar
- Abdullah and Parveen Kanji
- Ayaz and Nayaz Kara
- Zulfikar S. and Amina Kara
- Karim Karedia
- Amin and Rozina Karmali
- Dr. Farrah Kassam and Sarfraz Visram
- Issa and Nasim Kassam
- Khatoon Nanji and Shelina Kassum
- Siraj and Zeenat Kazani
- Rumi and Dr. Alnoor Keshavjee
- Salim and Anila Khambawala
- Badruddin and Shainul Kheraj
- Amin and Nigar Khimji
- Moyez Ali and Farida Khimji
- Jaffar and Hamida Khowaja
- Abid and Farida Khutliwala
- Husain Kurji and Laila Premji
- Zeenat and Karim Ladhani
- Shamsah Nuruddin Laiwalla and Salima Ali
- Jamila and Aminmohamed Lakhani
- Nooruddin and Muneera Lakhani
- Ashiqali and Yasmin Lalani
- Yaqim and Amina Lalani
- Mohamed G. Lalji
- Rozina and Abdul Aziz Lalji
- Firoz and Salima Lilywala
- Shams and Shabnam Lutafali
- Dr. Altaf Lutfeali and Shireen Lutfeali
- Naushad Hussein and Shohreh Mahdavi
- Dr. Nizar and Mrs. Nazira Makan
- Iqbal Malani
- Ishkander and Khairun Malani
- Al-munir and Noorien Malik
- Iqbal and Shelby Mamdani
- Moez and Sultana Mangalji
- Shano Manji
- Azeem and Anishta Marediya
- Amin Mawani and Aladin Mawani
- Nurjehan and Nizar Mawani
- Ameerali and Naseem Mehdi
- Nabi B. and Noori N. Merchant
- Akber and Nooruddin Mithani
- Salima Mithani and Saleem Karmaliani
- Amir and Zulekha Modi
- Sohail and Meenaz Modi
- Rafiq and Michele Mohammadi
- Jahanzaib Mohammed and Anam Lalani
- Mehdi and Zarina Mohammed
- Neelam Mohammed-Kohn and Michael L. Kohn
- Mahmood and Dr. Shabnam M. Moledina
- Jamshed Ali Momin and Ambreen Momin
- Mehboob Momin
- Mustafa and Noureen Momin
- Nasruddin and Nayyir Momin
- Nizamuddin and Neelofer Momin
- Nizar S.P. Momin
- Nizar and Dilshand Momin
- Tajddin A. and Zarina T. Momin
- Zulfiqar Ali Momin and Gulnar Z. Momin
- Irfan and Salima Moosa
- Nawaz Muhamed
- Marina Mussani and Dr. Nizar Mussani
- Dr. Noor Nagji and Salim Moosa
- Alysha Najak-Bandali and Imran Bandali
- Al and Shaherose Nanji
- Shams Nanji
- Shaheen and Anil Nanji
- Siraj and Azra Narsi
- Aamir and Sophia Nathani
- Aziz and Nazir Nenshi
- Abdul Rashid and Dilshad Noorani
- Amir and Shabnam Noorani
- Farid and Rozina Noorani
- Rahim and Zeeshan Noorani
- Nadia and Sharukh Palsetia
- Aziz and Khairunissa Panjwani
- Mehendi and Yasmeen Panjwani
- Feroze and Gulnaaz Patel
- Nargis and Shiraz Peerani
- Abdul Karim and Shamim Pirani
- Dr. Aziz and Dr. Safia Pirani
- Hanif and Rozina Piredina
- Mahmood and Kulsoom Poonja
- Dr. Amirali and Laila Popatia
- Hanif Popatia
- Jamal and Nasreen Premjee
- Anwar Ali and Kareema Punjani
- Aziz and Amina Rahimtoola
- Amin and Yasmin Rajabali
- Asif and Sadaf Rajabali
- Amin and Khairunissa Rajani
- Dr. Mansoor and Salmah Saleh
- Mohammed and Ashraf Samji
- Malik and Shehnoor Sawja
- Rizwan and Neshma Sawja
- Aziz and Ashraf Shariff
- Mehmood Sohani and Saleem Ali
- Sadiq and Ambreen Sohani
- Navroz and Rozeena Somani
- Ali and Shahina Suleman
- Rosy and Zaher Sunderji
- Zulfiqar and Rizwana Sunesra
- Mohamed and Zarina Tajdin
- Ahmed and Kamal Ukani
- Pyarali and Nasim Umatiya
- Nazir and Yasmin Valani
- Shaimul and Rubina Velji
- Karim Nensi and Shezleen Vellani
- Minhas and Farzana Vellani
- Riyaz and Azmina Virani
- Sirajuddin and Sultana Virani
- Nawaz Ali Virji
- Yasmin and Zulfikar Walji
- Faizan and Arif Wastani
- Anonymous (19)
Exhibition & Program Sponsors
- BMO
- Lizna & Farhan Kabani
- Sun Life
- Soneri Investment Group
- Sunray Group
- Texas Jasmine
- TD Bank Group
- The Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation
- Weston Family Foundation
Government Partners
- Canada Council for the Arts
- City of Toronto
- Department of Canadian Heritage
- Government of Canada
- Ontario Arts Council
- Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund
- Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport
- United Way of Greater Toronto
Institutional Partners
- 30 Birds Foundation
- Aga Khan Academies
- Aga Khan Centre London
- Aga Khan Foundation
- Aga Khan Park
- Aga Khan Trust for Culture
- Asia Society Texas
- British Library
- Canadian Arabic Orchestra
- Canadian Commission for UNESCO
- Canadian Film Centre
- Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto
- City of Toronto
- Compañia Carmen Romero
- Constantinople
- COSTI
- Focused On Nature
- Grand Performances
- Holt Renfrew
- Humber College
- ICOM Canada
- Idaho Museum of International Diaspora
- Institute of Ismaili Studies
- Islamic Art & Material Culture Collaborative
- Ismaili Centre, Toronto
- Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
- Jazz Performance and Education Centre
- Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries, Vanderbilt University
- Kids Up Front
- Labyrinth Ontario
- Lateef Estate
- Learning for a Sustainable Future
- Louvre Abu Dhabi
- Louvre Museum
- Luminato Festival Toronto
- Massey College
- McGill University Library
- Ministry of Culture, United Arab Emirates
- North American Cultural Diplomacy Initiative
- OCAD University
- Ontario Science Centre
- Orlando Museum of Art
- PBS: Public Broadcasting Service
- Queen’s University
- Peel District School Board
- Pratibha Arts
- Raag-Mala Music Society of Toronto
- Royal Ontario Museum
- Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
- Seneca College
- SHAD Canada
- Small World Music
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
- Tavakoli Archives
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- The Morgan Library and Museum
- Toronto Catholic District School Board
- Toronto Council Fire
- Toronto District School Board
- Toronto International Festival of Authors
- Toronto Metropolitan University
- Toronto Metropolitan University Library
- TVO
- University of Toronto
- Victoria & Albert Museum
- Water Institute, University of Waterloo
- WBFO
- Weltmuseum Wien
- Western University
- WIELS Centre for Contemporary Art
- World Interfaith Harmony Week
- YMCA Toronto
- York University
Lapis Ball: In Ecstatic Motion
Presenting Sponsors
- Anwar & Nasreen Aman
- Steel Canada Resources Limited
Supporting Sponsors
- Rasheed Dhuka & Nooruddin Khawja Families
- Ray & Jan Gupta & Iqbal Sadrudin G. Moledina
- Nooruddin Lakhani & Firoz Rajani & Family
- Amir, Parveen, Arman & Muneera Rupani
- The Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation
- The Manji Family & Barney River
Gold Sponsors
- Drug Intelligence Inc.
- Elite Restaurant & Catering
- Janmohamed Nagji Jinah Family
- Moez & Sultana Mangalji & Family
- Amin & Khati Nathoo
- Pioneer Mutual Federal Credit Union
- Plentys.pk “Scroll Karo Shop Karo”
- Mehdi & Zarina Sunesra & Family
- TD Bank Group
- Texas Jasmine