Memorials, Bequests & Donations
The comprehensive record of the Tallman family's philanthropic footprint
Today
Active Charitable Partnerships
Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation
healthcare
David Memorial Fund: $180K
Centre for Child & Adolescent Mental Health: $1.825M donated + $3.9M bequest
Total commitment: $5M+
Second floor named 'Tallman Family Treatment Services'
Mount Royal University
education
David Memorial Fund: $207K + 8% bequest (~$1.3M)
Military Memorial Bursaries: $25K
Dr. John H. Garden Memorial Park
Co-chaired $25M 'Bright Minds, Bright Futures' campaign
University of Calgary
education
David Tallman Bursary: $216K + 8% bequest
Lung Cancer Research: $200K pledge + 8% bequest
Faculty of Management scholarships
St. Stephen's Anglican Church, Calgary
faith
Open Doors Campaign: $226K (Afexa shares)
Annual support: $32,400
8% estate bequest
Christ Church, Burritt's Rapids
community
5,560 RBC shares ($500,533) donated
1,100 RBC shares ($105,831) for Cemetery
~$1M total with dividends
Helping Needy fund (est. 2017, in memory of Marian Tallman & Betty MacDonald)
$30K cemetery gates; $5K for Mother's & Father's 100th birthdays
Support Our Troops
military
$625K scholarship program (completed May 2022)
8% estate bequest with $300K/year disbursement plan
Tallman Scholarship: $5K/year
Financial Assistance, Mental Health, Greatest Need programs
Parkinson Research
healthcare
'Taller Than PD' project: $655,604
Completed May 2023
Ottawa Hospital / University of Ottawa partnership
Tomorrow
Planned Future Impact Gifts
The following gifts are planned as part of the family's ongoing Impact Gifts program, totaling $3.25M+ in future commitments.
True Patriot Love
$200K
I Can for Kids
$100K
Canadian Red Cross
$325K
Heart & Stroke Foundation
$625K
Kidney Foundation
$625K
Diabetes Canada
$625K
CNIB
$625K
Awards & Recognition
2005
Saskatchewan Centennial Medal
2005
Alberta Centennial Medal
2012
Calgary Outstanding Individual Philanthropist