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VHP SUPPORTERS
Victoria Hand Project is deeply grateful to the sponsors, funding organizations, and donors that have and continue to support us in our mission to provide prosthetic care. We would like to thank the following supporters for their noteworthy contributions:
Visionary Benefactor:
Monetary or In-Kind Donation of >$50,000
As a Visionary Benefactor, your transformative support enables us to launch major initiatives, pilot new technologies, and reach hundreds more amputees, leaving a lasting legacy.
The TD Bank Group provided Victoria Hand Project and the University of Victoria with $1 million (CAD) in December 2019, as part of the TD Ready Challenge. This award will allow us to expand our operations across North America to help children with scoliosis and upper-limb amputees in remote and under-served communities!
Google believes technology can make a better world, faster. The Google.org Impact Challenge supports Canadian nonprofit innovators using technology to tackle the world's biggest social challenges. Victoria Hand Project was chosen as one of the top ten finalists to receive $250,000 in March 2017. Watch VHP in 'A Little Help' Video.
Choose Love does whatever it takes to provide refugees and displaced people with everything from lifesaving search and rescue boats to food and legal advice. In 2023, Choose Love supported VHP's 'Hands for Ukraine' campaign with $74,000 to help Ukrainians who have lost limbs due to the war receive life-changing prosthetic care.
VHP joined the AutoDesk Technology Impact Program in January, 2020. AutoDesk donated licenses to VHP to assist with the development and deployment of the 3D printed prosthetic arms, and the new 3D printed scoliosis brace. VHP is so grateful for Autodesk's continual support over the years, ensuring our partner clinics have premium 3D design products!
Grand Challenges Canada has been instrumental in establishing VHP!In 2014 GCC awarded a $112,000 dollar grant to Prof. N. Dechev's laboratory to conduct the initial design and development of the 3D printed prosthesis, and to facilitate our research trials in Guatemala and Nepal.In 2016 GCC further awarded $65,000 to extend the work to full-scale delivery of 3D Printed Prosthesis in Cambodia and Nepal.
The Stuart and Susan Bird Family Foundation
The Stuart and Susan Bird Family Foundation
The Stuart and Susan Bird Family Foundation have donated over $50,000 to our Hands for Ukraine campaign! We are incredibly grateful to the Foundation for their generosity and dedication to helping amputees in Ukraine receive care, and proud to be part of the impact they are having on Ukrainian's in-need.
MaRS and Toyota Mobility Foundation have graciously chosen the Victoria Hand Project as part of the Mobility Unlimited Hub's second cohort to receive $100,000 to support growth programs and invest work into developing our product. We are immensely grateful to MaRS and Toyota for their recognition of our work and support of our growth!
Global Impact Innovator:
Monetary or In-Kind Donation of >$10,000
As a Global Impact Innovator, your significant contribution directly fuels our expansion into new regions and the development of advanced prosthetic designs, amplifying our worldwide reach.
Forward AM is our chosen 3D print filament manufacturer and supplier. Forward AM has graciously supplied Ultrafuse® PLA filament to all Victoria Hand Project partner clinics for the years of 2022 and 2023, helping make Victoria Hands even more accessible to amputees in-need.
100+ Women Who Care Saanich Peninsula
In April of 2025, Victoria Hand Project was chosen to be the recipient of their generous donation of $20,600 from 100+ Women Who Care Saanich Peninsula to provide care to more amputees. We are so grateful for the immense support that our project has received from their organization.
TELUS Friendly Future Foundation
The TELUS Friendly Future Foundation is a Canadian registered charity. In June of 2025, they awarded a $11,890 grant to help youth gain hands-on technical skills and volunteer experience to break barriers in prosthetic care.
PRUSA Research
The PRUSA Research team has been an incredible supporter of our work in Ukraine and Kenya where PRUSA donated several large-format 3D printers. Their printers deliver high-quality 3D printed parts and offer numerous incredible advancements that make our work possible in even the most difficult locations.
SolidWorks
SolidWorks has donated numerous licenses to our laboratory to continue our work designing the high-quality, functional components of the Victoria Hand. We thank Javelin Technologies as well for making this possible!
The University of Victoria has funded various aspects of this work and further benefits us by fostering an open, creative development and learning environment through its pool of talented students, volunteers, research laboratories, and research services staff.
3D PETROLEUM'S LTD.
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3D Petroleum's LTD
3D Petroleum LTD was instrumental in helping Victoria Hand Project develop its program in Ukraine, donating $25,000 in 2023 and again in 2025. We are immensely proud to represent the impact they are having on Ukrainians in-need.
Domino's Canada
Arthur Nelson Hyland Foundation
Domino's Canada has been instrumental in the development of our partnership in Kenya - helping support the initial expansion to St. Luke's O&P Hospital with a $50,000 donation.
The Arthur Nelson Hyland Foundation has played a crucial role in providing prosthetic arms worldwide, donating $25,000 in 2025 to support operations in Ukraine, Kenya, Nepal, and beyond, while empowering local volunteers to assemble prosthetic hands.
Empowerment Partner:
Monetary or In-Kind Donation of >$5,000
As an Empowerment Partner, you directly contribute to providing essential equipment and training, enabling local partners to produce life-changing prosthetic arms.
UltiMaker has graciously donated 4x UltiMaker 2+ Extended printers in 2016, 2x S5 printers for research and development in 2021, and an additional 2x UltiMaker 2+ Connect printers in 2023.
In 2023, Think Communications, in partnership with Lenovo, provided 4x high powered workstations for VHP's Hands for Ukraine campaign. Their support has given our Ukrainian partners the ability to provide prosthetics to even the most complex of cases.
Rotary Club of Sidney
The Rotary Club of Sidney generously helped support our expansion to Ukraine in Spring 2023, allowing us reach more amputees with accessible, life-changing prosthetic care. We are deeply grateful for their contributions!
UltiMaker has graciously donated 4x UltiMaker 2+ Extended printers in 2016, 2x S5 printers for research and development in 2021, and an additional 2x UltiMaker 2+ Connect printers in 2023.
The Foord Family Foundation has been pivotal in advancing partial hand prosthetic solutions, donating $5,000 in 2025 to develop and distribute specialized partial hand devices in Canada.
Community Champion:
As a Community Champion, your support helps us reach more individuals in need, building stronger foundations for local prosthetic care.
Monetary or In-Kind Donation of >$1,000
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VHP CONTRIBUTORS + IN KIND DONATIONS
Every donation goes towards helping us help amputees in need. Whether it is an in-kind or monetary donation, we would like to acknowledge those organizations and individuals that have given to our cause:
3D Heals
Alberni Valley Rotary Club
Arc'teryx Victoria
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
ASCO
Ballet BC
Balloons By Brandie
BC Lions
BCTech Summit
Best Coast Distillers
Block Kitchen and Bar
Buchart Gardens
Category 12
Chateau Victoria
Cobble Hill Puzzle
CRAFT Beer Market Victoria
Driftwood Brewing Company
Earls Kitchen + Bar Victoria
Float House Victoria
Greater Victoria School District
Hotel Zed
Little Piggy Catering
Mackenzie Beach Resort
Malahat Sky Walk
Old English Car Club BC
Pagliacci's
Quantum Yoga Club
School District 5 Southeast Kootenay
Sheringham Distillery
St. Michaels University School
Sure Grip Controls
The Keg Victoria
The Market Stores
Thrifty Foods Hillside Mall
​Tri-City Industries LTD.
Ukrainian Cultural Center
Underground Donut Tours
Unsworth Vineyards
UVic ESL 490G Class Spring 2023
Valhalla Pure Outfitters
Victoria Butterfly Gardens
Victoria Party Rentals
Victoria Symphony
Vista Print
Wild Renfrew
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Victoria Hand Project could not exist without our supporters, and their generous contributions that have allowed VHP to continue to expand across the world to reach more amputees in-need. Please contact us to discuss how you or your organization can be part of achieving Victoria Hand Project's mission today. Every contribution makes an incredible difference!