The Foundation of Greater Montréal, your foundation
Collective Fund for Social Equity
For the 2024-2026 period, the Fund will provide support for organizations and initiatives working with asylum seekers, refugees, or migrants without status, or with temporary or precarious status. Thanks to the support of FGM’s partners, 16 organizations across Greater Montreal will share more than $2.8 million to that end.
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Fonds Orchestre Classique de Montréal - Boris Brott à perpétuité
The Fonds Orchestre Classique de Montréal - Boris Brott à perpétuité at the Foundation of Greater Montréal supports the Orchestre's development.
Fonds Littératie
The Fonds Littératie supports The Gift of Reading project and other initiatives to promote literacy and reading activities, allowing equal opportunities for all and access to education.
Fonds Laurent McCutcheon
The Fonds Laurent McCutcheon aims to support the activities of charities working for the well-being of LGBT communities (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender).
Fonds Expression, Institution muséale de Saint-Hyacinthe
The mission of the Fonds Expression, Institution muséale de Saint-Hyacinthe is to improve the visibility of the town's exhibition center at the local level and reach new audiences. It also aims to contribute to the development of the city center, making it a dedicated cultural environment.
Collective Fund for Social Equity
The Collective Fund for Social Equity aims to support organizations in their efforts to build a just recovery.
Collective Fund for Climate and Ecological Transition
The Fund aims to reinforce the ecosystem of organizations and citizen groups active in all areas related to the ecological transition.
Fonds Julie Thorn
Its mission: Funding charities that are able to provide training services to academic institutions on "cardiac respiratory resuscitation" and organizations that can offer "automated external defibrillators".
Fonds Bernadette Gratton in Memoriam
The Fonds Bernadette Gratton in Memoriam aims to sustain the activities of the Société d'histoire et de généalogie du Plateau-Mont-Royal.
Inspiring stories
In 2015, the Chamandy Family Foundation was created in Montréal. It aimed to improve the day-to-day lives of children, and offer them hope for a better future. Many of the projects the Foundation supports assist youth who are experiencing homelessness : “The Chamandy Foundation commits to supporting children in all aspects of their development: education, rights, the fight against poverty, and health and well-being.” Other donors tell us why they have decided to give through the Foundation of Greater Montréal.
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Recipients of the Collective Fund for Social Equity
The organizations and projects supported by the Collective Fund for Social Equity between 2024 and 2026 are as follows.
Another busy year
2023 has been a busy year of consolidation for the Foundation of Greater Montréal. And in 2024, several other major projects are on the horizon.
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