Supporting people, organizations and movements for social change
About us
We work hand in hand with our partners to build vibrant communities and promote equal opportunities for all. We invest in people, organizations and ideas that empower marginalized groups in Canada and globally.
Areas of Focus
Community Development and Engagement
We support communities to organize, design and implement their own initiatives that improve access to quality services while advocating for more equitable and sustainable development.
Social Entrepreneurship & Inclusive Economies
We invest in programs that promote economic inclusion, livelihood growth, and diversified economies. This includes women, youth and BIPOC-led social entrepreneurship and start-ups, social enterprise projects, and creative pre-employment opportunities.
Education and Leadership
We support initiatives that allow children and youth to emerge as leaders for social change, investing in creative approaches to promote academic achievement as well as in programs that shift negative and harmful social norms and practices.
Rights & Empowerment
We aim to help prevent and respond to exploitation, discrimination, and violence while promoting healing and well-being. Our goal is to foster empowerment through programs that build self-confidence and autonomy.
Partnerships based on trust and collaboration
Our partners are catalysts for positive change in their communities – in Montreal, across Canada and around the world.
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Protects, nurtures, educates, and empowers young refugee women in East Africa through a holistic model that provides shelter, education, and access to employment.
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Protects, nurtures, educates, and empowers young refugee women in East Africa through a holistic model that provides shelter, education, and access to employment.
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Advocates and experts for social change dedicated to ending child labour, forced labour and bonded labour in global supply chains.
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Advocates and experts for social change dedicated to ending child labour, forced labour and bonded labour in global supply chains.
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Trains sport coaches to accompany youth from underprivileged neighborhoods as they gain the skills they need to succeed in school and in life.
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Trains sport coaches to accompany youth from underprivileged neighborhoods as they gain the skills they need to succeed in school and in life.
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At-risk communities around the world acquire the knowledge, tools and resources to overcome vulnerability and secure freedom from the modern practice of slavery.
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At-risk communities around the world acquire the knowledge, tools and resources to overcome vulnerability and secure freedom from the modern practice of slavery.
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Support and community for sexually abused youth and their families and efforts to prevent sexual violence through education and awareness.
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Support and community for sexually abused youth and their families and efforts to prevent sexual violence through education and awareness.
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Strives to prevent and respond to youth homelessness in Montreal through empowering, holistic services and collective action.
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Strives to prevent and respond to youth homelessness in Montreal through empowering, holistic services and collective action.
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Invests in the education of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people to enrich communities across Canada through Indigenous education and by inspiring achievement.
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Invests in the education of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people to enrich communities across Canada through Indigenous education and by inspiring achievement.
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Indigenous resource working together with families, partners, funders and governments to create community-based solutions that build local capacity for self-care.
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Indigenous resource working together with families, partners, funders and governments to create community-based solutions that build local capacity for self-care.
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Delivers health care to the world’s most impoverished places and partners with local governments to bring about global change and address health inequalities.
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Delivers health care to the world’s most impoverished places and partners with local governments to bring about global change and address health inequalities.
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Ensure and defend access to healthcare for people who are excluded and in vulnerable situations, in Canada and around the world.
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Ensure and defend access to healthcare for people who are excluded and in vulnerable situations, in Canada and around the world.
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Youth-led resource advocating for the empowerment and social, sexual and mental well-being of 2LGBTQIAP+ youth in Montreal, QC.
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Youth-led resource advocating for the empowerment and social, sexual and mental well-being of 2LGBTQIAP+ youth in Montreal, QC.
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Supports communities across the Canadian Arctic to create innovative and empowering solutions to address their health and social challenges.
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Supports communities across the Canadian Arctic to create innovative and empowering solutions to address their health and social challenges.
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Education and outreach to challenge negative concepts of manhood and inspire a global movement of men and boys working to end male violence against women and girls.
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Education and outreach to challenge negative concepts of manhood and inspire a global movement of men and boys working to end male violence against women and girls.
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Supports the holistic health and cultural strength of Indigenous families, individuals and communities living in the greater Montreal area.
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Supports the holistic health and cultural strength of Indigenous families, individuals and communities living in the greater Montreal area.
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Africa-based organization working to empower communities to develop and realize their vision for the future and inspire movements that promote dignity for all.
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Africa-based organization working to empower communities to develop and realize their vision for the future and inspire movements that promote dignity for all.
Visit their sitePartnerships based on trust and collaboration
Our partners are catalysts for positive change in their communities – in Montreal, across Canada and around the world.
See all our partners
Protects, nurtures, educates, and empowers young refugee women in East Africa through a holistic model that provides shelter, education, and access to employment.
Visit their site
Protects, nurtures, educates, and empowers young refugee women in East Africa through a holistic model that provides shelter, education, and access to employment.
Visit their site
Advocates and experts for social change dedicated to ending child labour, forced labour and bonded labour in global supply chains.
Visit their site
Advocates and experts for social change dedicated to ending child labour, forced labour and bonded labour in global supply chains.
Visit their site
Trains sport coaches to accompany youth from underprivileged neighborhoods as they gain the skills they need to succeed in school and in life.
Visit their site
Trains sport coaches to accompany youth from underprivileged neighborhoods as they gain the skills they need to succeed in school and in life.
Visit their site
At-risk communities around the world acquire the knowledge, tools and resources to overcome vulnerability and secure freedom from the modern practice of slavery.
Visit their site
At-risk communities around the world acquire the knowledge, tools and resources to overcome vulnerability and secure freedom from the modern practice of slavery.
Visit their site
Support and community for sexually abused youth and their families and efforts to prevent sexual violence through education and awareness.
Visit their site
Support and community for sexually abused youth and their families and efforts to prevent sexual violence through education and awareness.
Visit their site
Strives to prevent and respond to youth homelessness in Montreal through empowering, holistic services and collective action.
Visit their site
Strives to prevent and respond to youth homelessness in Montreal through empowering, holistic services and collective action.
Visit their site
Invests in the education of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people to enrich communities across Canada through Indigenous education and by inspiring achievement.
Visit their site
Invests in the education of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people to enrich communities across Canada through Indigenous education and by inspiring achievement.
Visit their site
Indigenous resource working together with families, partners, funders and governments to create community-based solutions that build local capacity for self-care.
Visit their site
Indigenous resource working together with families, partners, funders and governments to create community-based solutions that build local capacity for self-care.
Visit their site
Delivers health care to the world’s most impoverished places and partners with local governments to bring about global change and address health inequalities.
Visit their site
Delivers health care to the world’s most impoverished places and partners with local governments to bring about global change and address health inequalities.
Visit their site
Ensure and defend access to healthcare for people who are excluded and in vulnerable situations, in Canada and around the world.
Visit their site
Ensure and defend access to healthcare for people who are excluded and in vulnerable situations, in Canada and around the world.
Visit their site
Youth-led resource advocating for the empowerment and social, sexual and mental well-being of 2LGBTQIAP+ youth in Montreal, QC.
Visit their site
Youth-led resource advocating for the empowerment and social, sexual and mental well-being of 2LGBTQIAP+ youth in Montreal, QC.
Visit their site
Supports communities across the Canadian Arctic to create innovative and empowering solutions to address their health and social challenges.
Visit their site
Supports communities across the Canadian Arctic to create innovative and empowering solutions to address their health and social challenges.
Visit their site
Education and outreach to challenge negative concepts of manhood and inspire a global movement of men and boys working to end male violence against women and girls.
Visit their site
Education and outreach to challenge negative concepts of manhood and inspire a global movement of men and boys working to end male violence against women and girls.
Visit their site
Supports the holistic health and cultural strength of Indigenous families, individuals and communities living in the greater Montreal area.
Visit their site
Supports the holistic health and cultural strength of Indigenous families, individuals and communities living in the greater Montreal area.
Visit their site
Africa-based organization working to empower communities to develop and realize their vision for the future and inspire movements that promote dignity for all.
Visit their site
Africa-based organization working to empower communities to develop and realize their vision for the future and inspire movements that promote dignity for all.
Visit their siteImpact – by the numbers
For over 15 years, our grants have helped strengthen organizations and communities in their pursuit of social change
Read our annual report2007
year founded
76
grants in 2023
74
current partners
30%
of grants go to Indigenous communities in Canada