2018 GRANTS

We are proud to have supported the work of the following organisations in 2018.
  
    ORGANISATION
    GRANT PURPOSE
    AMOUNT
  

    Academos
    Demystify the world of STEM careers for young people by introducing them to science-related jobs and helping them achieve their professional goals.
    20K
  

    Accès transports viables
    Promote sustainable modes of transportation and defend the rights of users of public and active transportation in the Quebec region.
    4.5K
  

    Head & Hands
    Increase the number of medical clinics offered throughout the year and put in place an electronic medical records system.
    50K
  

    Alberta Ecotrust Foundation
    Support the Clean Economy Fund, which develops and promotes strategies to accelerate systemic change, in areas like sustainable finance, innovation for clean economy and green energy.
    20K
  

    Prof Dino
    Provide STEM workshops for economically marginalized schools in Québec, to encourage students' personal growth and interest in STEM.
    12.8K
  

    Aquaforum
    Engage young innovators to develop clean-tech solutions to help solve North America’s freshwater issues through the AquaHacking challenge.
    20K
  

    West Island Association for the Intellectually Handicapped
    Support the KIZMET Centre, which encourages healthy child development and positive parenting practices to all families with young children in Montreal's West Island.
    25K
  

    Mont-Mégantic ASTROLab
    Subsidize transportation costs for schools in order to make visits to the astronomy activity centre more accessible for students. 
    20K
  

    Food Banks Québec
    Support the Supermarket Recovery Program, which aims to recover unsold products from supermarkets to share with 1,200 affiliated food aid organizations across Quebec.
    125K
  

    Canadian Associates of the Ben Gurion University of the Negev
    Provide scholarships for two Masters students from developing countries attending the Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research. 
    50K
  

    Environment Funders Canada
    Contribution to the Low Carbon Funders Group, which supports a number of organisations seeking to influence and improve policies under development through the Pan-Canadian Framework on Climate Change and Clean Growth.
    15K
  

    Environment Funders Canada
    Annual membership costs. EFC is a national network of philanthropic foundations and other organizations that support efforts to transition toward a more sustainable world.
    10K
  

    Canadian Feed The Children
    Advance food security and food sovereignty in Indigenous communities in Canada, specifically in Labrador (Nain & Hopedale).
    20K
  

    Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
    Support CIFAR's program in Humans & the Microbiome, which examines how the microorganisms that live within us (the microbiome) influence human evolution, development, health, and anthropology.
    150K
  

    UNICEF Canada
    Support the UNdaunted Campaign, which seeks to improve the lives of girls in sub-Saharan Africa through education and enhanced STEM teaching and mentoring, vocational training and improved sanitation in schools.
    50K
  

    Canuck Place Children's Hospice
    Provide free pediatric palliative care to children and their families in British-Columbia, including medical respite care, pain and symptom management, art, music, and recreation therapy, end-of-life care, grief, loss, and bereavement counselling.
    50K
  

    CARE Canada
    Help women and girls in developing countries lift themselves and their families out of poverty and out of crisis.
    30K
  

    Carleton University
    Establish the Canadian Energy Efficiency Collaborative, which will develop a program of knowledge transfer and research in the field of energy efficiency.
    175K
  

    Centaur Theatre
    Support the Theatre's mission of creating a healthy, democratic and progressive community by fostering an expansive spirit in artists and audiences alike by training a fresh lens on their experiences of being human.
    2K
  

    Centraide
    Support the Collective Impact Project, an accelerator of change that aims to increase the impact of collective action and achieve measurable and significant outcomes in the reduction of poverty in Montreal neighbourhoods.
    250K
  

    Clean Economy Fund
    Develop and promote strategies to accelerate systemic change (in areas like sustainable finance, innovation for clean economy and green energy), and support the Pathways to Transition and Climate Institute projects.
    75K
  

    Mile End Legal Clinic
    Promote access to justice and provide free quality legal assistance to individuals from the Greater Montreal area.
    10K
  

    Breakfast Club of Canada
    Ensure that elementary and high school students in Québec have access to a healthy breakfast every day, in order to positively impact health and learning.
    20K
  

    Collaboration Santé Internationale
    Improve medical care services in developing countries by providing health facilities, equipment, medical supplies and medicines.
    5K
  

    Commission Scolaire Marguerite Bourgeoys
    Support the Science and Technology Simulation Center, a scientific laboratory designed to provide students with meaningful and complex activities related to science and technology.
    88K
  

    Montreal Council on Foreign Relations
    Sponsor a luncheon with Canada's Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, the Honorable Catherine McKenna, in Montreal. Following COP 24, the Minister spoke about the Canada's 2019 strategic goals to fight climate change.
    4K
  

    Covenant House Vancouver
    Provide youth in the Vancouver area with safe, affordable housing and support while they transition to independent living.
    100K
  

    CUSO International
    Advance gender equality, empower women and girls, improve access and quality of economic opportunities for young people, and achieve the Strategic Development Goals.
    5K
  

    Desta Black Youth Network
    Renovate and upgrade an educational space, in order to help Desta accomplish their mission of supporting Black youth aged 18 to 35 in reaching their educational, employability, and entrepreneurial goals.
    3K
  

    Doctors Without Borders
    Deliver urgently needed healthcare to people who have been made vulnerable by conflict, crisis, disaster or neglect.
    50K
  

    Ecology Action Centre
    To support the Ecology Action Centre's work via the Low Carbon Funders Group, which seeks to advance a low carbon future for Canada through strategic collaboration. 
    20K
  

    Environmental Defence Canada
    To support the Environmental Defence Canada's work via the Low Carbon Funders Group, which seeks to advance a low carbon future for Canada through strategic collaboration.
    75K
  

    Équiterre
    To support Équiterre's work via the Low Carbon Funders Group, which seeks to advance a low carbon future for Canada through strategic collaboration.
    75K
  

    Équiterre
    To support the EcoAnalyics project, which researches public attitudes about a broad range of environmental issues in order to strengthen the work of ENGOs through access to better data.
    50K
  

    Équiterre
    Participation in the Canadian Environmental Grantmaker's Network annual conference ("Transformative Strategies for Disruptive Times")
    1K
  

    Équiterre
    To support Équiterre's work in promoting energy efficiency. 
    15K
  

    Accueil Bonneau
    Accompany homeless people or people at risk of homelessness in their daily lives by providing the basic necessities for a better quality of life and well-being on their path towards social reintegration and housing stability.
    10K
  

    CHU Sainte-Justine Foundation
    Contribute to Sainte-Justine's Tournoi Cachou fundraiser, which raises money to provide better medical care for mothers and children in Québec.
    30K
  

    Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Foundation
    Renovate and increase the capacity of the Hospital's research laboratories.
    100K
  

    Montreal Heart Institute Foundation
    To support the Biobank project, whose main objective is to determine the nature of the relationship between genes and cardiovascular disease through the creation of a bank of data accessible to researchers from the Montreal Heart Institute and abroad.
    100K
  

    Université du Québec à Montréal
    Endowment of a scholarship program for science students.
    500K
  

    Université du Québec à Rimouski
    Provide financial support bursaries to students studying science.
    25K
  

    YMCAs of Québec Foundation
    Support the Welcome Collective, which provides essential material goods, practical information and outreach to refugee claimants in Montreal. 
    90K
  

    YMCAs of Québec Foundation
    Support the Welcome Collective, which provides essential material goods, practical information and outreach to refugee claimants in Montreal.
    20K
  

    Montreal Science Centre
    In support of a fundraising Gala to help the Centre accomplish its mission to help visitors of all ages discover, understand and appropriate science and technology for use in building their future.
    10K
  

    CHUM Foundation
    Contribute to the CHUM's fundraising campaign, to finance state-of-the-art equipment and to support research, teaching and health promotion activities within the CHUM.
    1M
  

    CHUM Foundation
    Matching funds for the CHUM's fundraising campaign.
    1.5M
  

    CEGEP François-Xavier Garneau
    In support of the Science, on tourne! competition, which aims to foster, among college youth and staff members as well as in the general public, a better understanding of the different aspects of science and technology, in a broader perspective of development of scientific culture.
    10K
  

    CEGEP François-Xavier Garneau
    In support of the Centre de démonstration en sciences physiques, which promotes STEM education for the public. 
    10K
  

    CEGEP Gérald-Godin
    To provide scholarships for students attending the CEGEP Gérald-Godin.
    5K
  

    Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
    To support the Sharing the Museum program, which seeks to make the Museum more accessible to members of the public through free outreach activities.
    100K
  

    Polytechnique Montréal
    To buy a table for ten students to attend the 2018 Gala and support the Polytechnique's fundraising efforts.
    7.5K
  

    Polytechnique Montréal
    In support of a joint Trottier Energy Institute and Coop Carbone project to reduce carbon emissions. 
    50K
  

    Fondation Mères du Monde en Santé
    To provide medical treatment to 30 Rwandan women living with fistulas.
    10K
  

    New Pathways Foundation
    To engage and support First Nations youth in Québec in their wellness, their individual and collective development and their fulfillment.
    10K
  

    Vanguard Development Fund
    To support the Fund's mission to integrate and include students with severe learning disabilities in the community.
    40K
  

    Groupe uni des éducateurs-naturalistes et professionnels en environnement (GUEPE)
    Provide the public with educational services in natural and environmental sciences.
    2K
  

    Indspire
    Contribute to Indspire’s Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries, Scholarships and Awards program, which awards funds to First Nations, Inuit and Métis students to use as they wish – tuition, childcare, food, cultural support, shelter, travel, etc.
    10K
  

    Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
    Contribute to Quebec's research and training efforts for upper-year and graduate level studies in science.
    10K
  

    Je Passe Partout
    Help young people in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve neighbourhood escape poverty by promoting academic success through a homework assistance service at school and support for their parents during the study period in home.
    10K
  

    Sun Youth 
    Provide emergency services (ex: food and financial assistance), prevent crime, and promote physical, social and intellectual development of the youth through education, sports and recreation.
    10K
  

    Jewish Public Library
    Inspire Jewish learning and promote literacy and creativity through access to historical and cultural heritage, Jewish literature and knowledge through the Library’s collections, Archives, cultural programming and children’s library.
    10K
  

    Montreal Children's Hospital Foundation
    Treat children with craniofacial disorders (affecting bones of the skull and face).
    20K
  

    Chez Doris
    Support the Aboriginal Housing Program, which seeks to ensure housing stability and address other challenges for its beneficiaries.
    20K
  

    Paul Gérin-Lajoie Foundation
    To improve the living conditions of people in developing countries, primarily through quality education.
    20K
  

    La Maison Bleue
    To help purchase an additional location in Verdun, in order to help more families awaiting a child and that are in need of support due to living in a context of vulnerability: poverty, a situation of abuse, violence, neglect, addiction, precarious immigration status, mental health problems, teen pregnancy etc.
    150K
  

    Centre de ressources et d'action communautaire de la Petite Patrie
    To support the Récolte engagée which aims to reduce local food insecurity and food waste by redistributing food from the Jean-Talon Market in Montreal. 
    10K
  

    Let's Talk Science
    To help youth learn to take risks, develop the persistence to find innovative solutions to real world problems, and gain competencies required to thrive in an ever changing world through STEM education.
    600K
  

    Logis Rose-Virginie
    Accompany young women in Montreal as they seek to gain their high school school diploma and gain more autonomy, in order to prevent homelessness or other situations of precariousness. 
    5K
  

    Médecins du Monde
    Improve medical services for isolated women and children in Haïti.
    50K
  

    Micro-Recyc Cooperation
    To empower disadvantaged populations by facilitating their access to technology by refurbishing computer equipment in Canada and sending it to educational institutions in developing countries.
    40K
  

    Milieu Éducation La Source
    To provide STEM workshops for girls aged 8 to 17 years old from disadvantaged urban areas in Montreal through a partnership with Les Scientifines. 
    8K
  

    Mission of the Great Shepherd
    Alleviate the impacts of poverty by providing food, clothing, furniture, household appliances, toys, and other goods to those in need.
    5K
  

    Moisson Montréal
    Analyse the sources and amount of GHGs produced through Moisson’s activities, and provide recommendations on how to lower their emissions.
    20K
  

    Nature-Action Québec
    Establish a solid strategy to deal with external threats to protect and preserve the ecosystem of Mont Rougemont.
    20K
  

    Nature United
    Develop new models of conservation financing that work in line with global Aichi Targets and Canada's 2020 Biodiversity Goals and Targets.
    100K
  

    Old Brewery Mission
    In support of the Mission's major fundraising campaign aimed at six key priorities: emergency services; transition services; adapted physical and mental health services; affordable and stable housing; community outreach and support; knowledge building.
    20K
  

    West Island Community Shares
    In support of various educational youth projects serving Montreal's West Island.
    25K
  

    PrésÂges
    In support of the Collectif des Fondations, which mobilizes fifteen Quebec-based foundations interested in the role of the State and philanthropy to fight against inequalities.
    4.5K
  

    Action Réfugiés Montréal
    Provide support to people detained in the Laval Immigration Holding Centre through weekly visits to the Centre, accompaniment to detention review hearings, and assistance by telephone.
    10K
  

    Répit Providence, Maison Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
    Protect children and prevent parental exhaustion, neglect, abuse, and violence by supporting parents in vulnerable situations and by offering short-term accommodation stays for children aged 0 to 5 years.
    5K
  

    West Island Palliative Care Residence
    Consolidate the Residence's two separate locations into a single, state-of-the-art facility, and to share best practices in palliative care through the creation of a National Education and Knowledge
Transfer Program. (Caring and Sharing Capital Campaign)
    400K
  

    West Island Palliative Care Residence
    Matching funds for the Caring and Sharing Capital Campaign.
    100K
  

    McGill University
    In support of the Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design, which operates within the Faculty of Engineering to promote bold and green ideas through education, outreach, and research.
    35K
  

    McGill University
    Matching funds for the Lorne Trottier Space Science Fund.
    20K
  

    McGill University
    To establish the Ecofiscal Commission, which identifies and promotes practical fiscal solutions for Canada that spark the innovation required for increased economic and environmental prosperity.
    200K
  

    McGill University
    To establish the Ecofiscal Commission, which identifies and promotes practical fiscal solutions for Canada that spark the innovation required for increased economic and environmental prosperity.
    5K
  

    McGill University
    To create an expendable fund known as the Lorne Trottier Space Science Fund in the Faculty of Science at the University, in support of activities related to space science research and education.
    400K
  

    Saint John Community Loan Fund
    To build a rail and viewing deck, and to install solar monitoring equipment that allows visitors to access and learn about the solar panels installed on the roof of the Saint John Community Loan Fund.
    10K
  

    Santropol Roulant
    Build a stronger social fabric, increase food security, promote community engagement and increase social inclusion for Montrealers.
    5K
  

    Sentier Urbain
    Encourage the mobilization of communities for social greening in Montreal through three fields of intervention: mobilization, education and greening. 
    10K
  

    SHAD
    Provide financial assistance for students who would otherwise be unable to attend Shad, a STEAM and entrepreneurship program for students in grade 10 and 11.
    50K
  

    Simon Fraser University
    To support Clean Energy Canada, a think tank working to accelerate Canada’s clean energy transition by sharing the story of the global shift to renewable energy sources and clean technology.
    100K
  

    Simon Fraser University
    To promote quality scientific education, particularly in the field of astronomy, for Simon Fraser University students and the greater public through the following programs: Science in Action, Starry Nights, and the Trottier Observatory.
    100K
  

    Société d’éducation pour le cyclisme à Montréal
    To recover and recycle unused bikes in Quebec, which will then be reintroduced in social, sustainable and solidarity projects, locally and internationally.
    15K
  

    Société de développement des équipements récréo-touristiques de Bonaventure
    To develop fun educational events in order to awaken the community and visitors to the protection and preservation of biodiversity, the environment and local landscapes.
    25K
  

    St Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences
    Deliver knowledge, education, technical services and community outreach to improve the health of the St. Lawrence River.
    20K
  

    Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
    Contribute to the protection and promotion of human health by addressing issues of environmental degradation.
    20K
  

    Canadian Aviation Heritage Centre
    Inform the public of Canadian aviation history, particularly Quebec's contribution.
    25K
  

    The Canadian Climate Forum
    To support the development of the Canadian Climate Forum's new partnership with Evidence for Democracy to expand on the two organizations’ joint interests in improving how scientific information is used in climate-related political decision-making and to leverage Evidence for Democracy’s experience in the federal policy process.
    50K
  

    David Suzuki Foundation
    Support the Foundation's involvement in Montreal's C40 Cities work. C40 Cities C40 is a network of the world’s megacities committed to addressing climate change by collaborating effectively, sharing knowledge and driving meaningful, measurable and sustainable action on climate change.
    250K
  

    David Suzuki Foundation
    In support of the David Suzuki Fellowship program, which empowers emerging scholars to tackle complex environmental problems. It reduces financial barriers, provides mentorship and fosters leadership and creativity so fellows can conduct research and engage and inform the public and policy-makers. 
    75K
  

    David Suzuki Foundation
    In support of the Vire au Vert campaign for Québec's provincial election, which sought to mobilize citizens to push for political parties to make ambitious commitments to the environment.
    75K
  

    David Suzuki Foundation
    Build the capacity of the Charged Up network, which seeks to build the climate and clean energy transition movement across Canada though community stories and networking.
    250K
  

    Earth Rangers 
    To expand Earth Rangers' Quebec-based programming. Earth Rangers seeks to educate children and their families about biodiversity, inspiring them to adopt sustainable behaviours, and empowering them to become directly involved in protecting animals and their habitats.
    60K
  

    JW McConnell Family Foundation
    To support the McConnell Foundation's work in advocating for healthy and sustainable eating and food systems.
    6K
  

    The Nature Conservancy of Canada
    To map and classify the streams and rivers of Atlantic Canada, southern Quebec and the northeastern United States, in order to inform better planning and conservation across watersheds.
    60K
  

    Pembina Foundation for Environmental Research and Education
    Support Pembina's work in influencing and improving policies under development through the Pan-Canadian Framework on Climate Change and Clean Growth.
    30K
  

    Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
    Hire an Astronomy Youth Outreach Coordinator, who will work towards developing and expanding astronomy programming for children and youth in Canada.
    75K
  

    The Sustainability Institute of Canada
    To help Sustainability CoLab scale up programs that will accelerate Canada’s transition towards a low carbon economy.
    50K
  

    University of British Columbia
    To identify pre-university students who have a talent for physics, and then to prepare the best of them for participation in the International Physics Olympiad, which fosters the highest level of knowledge, critical thinking, problem solving, right practices of presentation and analysis, and hands-on skills in theoretical and experimental physics.
    10K
  

    Tides Canada Initiatives Society
    To maximize the availability and impact of data for public good through the Powered By Data project.
    20K
  

    Tides Canada Initiatives Society
    To protect pensions and the climate by bringing together beneficiaries and pension funds to engage on the climate crisis through the Shift project.
    100K
  

    Town of Deer Lake
    To reduce GHG emissions, expand an existing community garden, and to enhance food security and nutritional health of local community, particularly economically marginalized individuals.
    18.150K
  

    TREC Charitable Foundation
    Bring families and community organizations together for a day of activities, games and conversations focused on energy and sustainability.
    15K
  

    United Nations High Commission for Refugees
    Ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution, war or disaster at home.
    50K
  

    Université de Montréal
    Support the Institute for research on exoplanets, devoted to exploring new worlds and seeking life on other planets.
    400K
  

    Université de Montréal
    Support the Institute for research on exoplanets, devoted to exploring new worlds and seeking life on other planets.
    10.5K
  

    West Island Cancer Wellness Centre
    Offer emotional, physical and spiritual support for people living with cancer and their loved ones.
    58K
  

    Zichron Chaim Charity
    Subsidize educational visits to a concentration camp.
    10K
  