2019 GRANTS

We are proud to have supported the work of the following organisations in 2019.
  
    ORGANISATION
    GRANT PURPOSE
    AMOUNT
  

    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.
    27.15K
  

    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
  

    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
    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.
    85K
  

    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
  

    David Suzuki Foundation
    To provide security and stage equipment for Greta Thunberg during Montreal's climate strike on September 27th, 2019.
    100K
  

    Milieu Éducatif 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
  

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

    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
  

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

    McGill University Health Centre Foundation
    To participate in the creation of an endowed Trottier Webster Research Innovation Fund, which aims to accelerate the process of developing promising technology, diagnostics, therapeutics and screening tools to provide better health care.
    400K
  

    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
  

    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
  

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

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

    Centraide of Greater Montreal
    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
  

    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
  

    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
  

    Head & Hands
    Increase the number of medical clinics offered throughout the year and put in place an electronic medical records system.
    25K
  

    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
  

    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
  

    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 KnowledgeTransfer Program. (Caring and Sharing Capital Campaign)
    400K
  

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

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

    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
  

    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
  

    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.
    100K
  

    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.
    180K
  

    McGill University
    In support of the Ecofiscal Commission, which identifies and promotes practical fiscal solutions for Canada that spark the innovation required for increased economic and environmental prosperity.
    150K
  

    McGill University
    To support the general operations of the Faculty of Engineering.
    40K
  

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

    Équiterre
    In support of the Vitrine sur le bâtiment du futur project, which aims to stimulate reflection on the environmental impacts of buildings as well as to promote the integration of strategies reducing these impacts.
    15K
  

    Équiterre
    To support and accompany local groups in carrying out non-partisan debates on the theme of the environment during the Canadian federal election of 2019.
    60K
  

    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
  

    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
  

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

    Prof Dino
    Provide STEM workshops for economically marginalized schools in Québec, to encourage students' personal growth and interest in STEM.
    15K
  

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

    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
  

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

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

    Collaboration Santé Internationale
    Equip 5 health centres in developing countries with medical equipment to improve the services offered and health outcomes.
    20K
  

    Montreal Science Centre
    Subsidize school group visits to the Centre from underfunded schools in Montréal.
    130K
  

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

    Polytechnique Montréal
    To support deeper regional integration in the electricity sector across the North American Northeast, in order to bring substantial benefits in reducing GHG emissions through the deployment of renewable energy.
    9.6K
  

    Polytechnique Montréal
    To buy a table for ten students to attend the 2019 Gala and support the Polytechnique's fundraising efforts.
    7.5K
  

    Polytechnique Montréal
    Support a national forum in which energy modelling strategies for 2030-2050 will be shared and discussed.
    5K
  

    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
  

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

    Salt Spring Institute for Sustainability Education and Action
    Collaborate with the National Observer in order to create news pieces covering Quebec-related climate change and clean energy stories.
    25.5K
  

    Environment Funders Canada
    Annual membership costs, as well as a contribution to offset the costs of EFC's annual conference. EFC is a national network of philanthropic foundations and other organizations that support efforts to transition toward a more sustainable world.
    15K
  

    Environment Funders Canada
    In order to improve climate communications in Canada.
    50K
  

    Environment Funders Canada
    In order to develop an updated version of 2015's "En Route To A Low-Carbon Future: A Landscape Assessment for Canadian Grantmakers" report.
    35K
  

    Learning for a Sustainable Future
    Convene 50+ regional stakeholders from New Brunswick in order to develop strategies on how to effectively integrate climate change content in educational settings.
    20K
  

    Sentier Urbain
    In support of the Nature Class project, which aims to develop children’s eco-responsible behaviours and actions.
    10K
  

    Paul Gérin-Lajoie Foundation
    Improve food security in Grand’Anse, Haïti, particularly for women and children.
    10K
  

    Canadian Associates of the Ben Gurion University of the Negev
    Provide scholarships for graduate students from developing countries attending the Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research (researching water and food security implications caused by climate change).
    50K
  

    Cyclo Nord-Sud
    In support of Cyclo Nord-Sud's mission of collecting used bicycles for vulnerable communities, furthering social and economic development, with an environmental perspective, through local and international projects.
    20K
  

    Ecology Action Centre
    To create an electric vehicle strategy for Nova Scotia in order to accelerate the adoption of EVs across Atlantic Canada and reduce GHG emissions in the region.
    60K
  

    Partners in Health Canada
    Combine community-based education and outreach programming with increased nursing staff capacity in order to improve the health outcomes of mothers and their children in Maryland County, Liberia.
    50K
  

    SUCO
    Support the sustainable economic development of the mango and cashew nut industries in southern Haiti, in order to alleviate poverty.
    5K
  

    L'Île du savoir
    In support of the Festival Eurêka!, in which festivalgoers can experience free interactive activities, stimulating encounters and original demonstrations on a yearly scientific theme.
    10K
  

    Oxfam Québec
    Establish aquaponics systems which, in addition to having very few environmental impacts, will also allow a community in Honduras to adapt to the environmental and economic vulnerability of this drought-affected region.
    50K
  

    Small Change Fund
    Produce and provide stickers in support of Ontario’s carbon tax in order to counter the anti-carbon tax sticker campaign in gas stations in Ontario.
    41K
  

    Société pour l'action, l'éducation et la sensibilisation environnementale de Montréal
    In support of Rebut Récup, a household items collection program which aims to collect reusable items from residents during Montreal’s moving periods in order to redistribute them to partners engaged in the solidarity economy.
    16.6K
  

    Indspire
    To create a bursary in recognition of Hilary Pearson's contributions towards Canadian philanthropy. Indspire bursaries provide funds to First Nations, Inuit and Métis students to use as they wish – tuition, childcare, food, cultural support, shelter, travel, etc.
    10K
  

    Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
    To produce a report that will focus on Canada's most urgent health care challenges and provide evidence-based recommended solutions to optimize health and healthcare in Canada.
    20K
  

    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
  

    The Sustainability Institute of Canada
    In support of the GreenPAC Parliamentary Internship for the Environment program, which builds leadership skills for young environmentalists and builds environmental capacity and engagement of elected MPs.
    25K
  

    Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute
    To publish STEM research conducted by elementary & high school students in the Canadian Science Fair Journal, to encourage interest in STEM and pursuit of STEM-related careers.
    25K
  

    Architecture Sans Frontières Québec
    Creation of a social enterprise model, in which construction waste is recovered, redistributed or resold for the benefit of humanitarian projects led by Architecture Sans Frontières Québec.
    10K
  

    Allo Prof!
    To develop a more comprehensive AI-based internet platform, adapted and responsive to the skills and needs of students who are at risk of dropping out of school.
    200K
  

    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.
    200K
  

    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
  

    Simon Fraser University
    To establish an endowment that will be used to support science outreach programs at SFU, particularly Science in Action and Starry Nights.
    2M
  

    CACTUS Montréal
    To prevent blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections through various prevention, awareness and educational services and activities. CACTUS operates within a harm-reduction model and works particularly closely with drug users, sex workers, and trans people.
    5K
  

    Fondation Albatros
    To buy and renovate a building in order to increase the capacity of Fondation Albatros as they provide palliative care services.
    40K
  

    Société d'histoire naturelle de la Vallée du Saint-Laurent
    Modernize the Ecomuseum Zoo in order to facilitate the Zoo’s public environmental education.
    300K
  

    Alberta Ecotrust Foundation
    To support the establishment of the Albertan LC3 (Low Carbon Cities Canada) centres. LC3 will help city regions reach their full emissions reduction potential while at the same time unlocking co-benefits for local communities.
    90K
  

    Alberta Ecotrust Foundation
    To support the establishment of the Albertan LC3 (Low Carbon Cities Canada) centres. LC3 will help city regions reach their full emissions reduction potential while at the same time unlocking co-benefits for local communities.
    20K
  

    Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
    Initiate high school students to the world of bioscience research through a free summer program, in order to encourage their interest in pursuing STEM studies and careers.
    10K
  

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

    Peace Network For Social Harmony
    Membership fees to the Network, which seeks to promote diversity and inclusion, prevent violence, and promote peace and social harmony.
    5K
  

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

    Regroupement des magasins-partage de l'Île de Montréal
    To deliver free school supplies to children in need in Montreal.
    5K
  

    Le Garde-Manger Pour Tous
    Provide free and healthy lunches to elementary school students in need in Montreal.
    5K
  

    Teach for Canada
    To improve educational outcomes, particularly in STEM, of Indigenous children from northern reserves.
    20K
  

    Micro-Recyc Cooperation
    Provide computer lab equipment to high schools in Betou, Republic of the Congo, to improve students’ employability and reduce the rate of rural exodus in the area.
    40K
  

    Peter Hall School Foundation
    In support of the development of Peter Hall’s new campus. Peter Hall School provides specialized educational services to students with intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders and psychopathological disorders.
    10K
  

    La Maison Bleue
    To reduce social inequalities by helping pregnant women living in a situation of vulnerability.
    150K
  

    Academos
    Demystify the world of renewable energy-related careers for young people by introducing them to related jobs and mentors.
    20K
  

    Second Harvest
    To create a GHG inventory report of Second Harvest’s activities, with the goal of reducing their GHG emissions.
    20K
  

    The Centre for Community Organizations
    Guide, support and empower community organisations so that they can better use technology to better accomplish their missions.
    25K
  

    The 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.
    15K
  

    Fondation du Cégep de Saint-Laurent
    In support of the “Pour un Montréal scientifique” initiative, in which CEGEP students lead a STEM enrichment program for elementary school students.
    10K
  

    University of Ontario Institute of Technology
    In support of a multi-year scholarship program for women pursuing STEM studies.
    20K
  

    C4C Canada
    Train journalists to produce editorial content currently under-represented in media, with a specific goal of countering Islamophobia in Quebec.
    30K
  

    Clean Economy Fund
    To strengthen the communication capabilities of environmental NGOs in Canada.
    550K
  

    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.
    4K
  

    Student Energy
    To launch the Student Energy Leaders Fellowship, which will allow youth to gain practical technical knowledge and professional networks in the clean energy sector.
    20K
  

    Cuso International
    Improve food security and health outcomes through sustainable urban agricultural development in Lima.
    5K
  

    Carleton University
    To advance responsible investing and sustainable finance in Canada by expanding the footprint of the Ceres project in Canada.
    25K
  

    Université du Québec à Rimouski
    Provide scholarships for UQAR students on the basis of financial need and academic excellence.
    25K
  

    Fondation Monique-Fitz-Back
    Mobilize and engage high school students in the fight against climate change through the "Sors de ta bulle" initiative.
    20K
  

    Répit Providence, Maison Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
    Offer temporary shelter for children experiencing a period of unsafe or negligent housing.
    5K
  

    Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
    Develop a map of high-risk areas in Vancouver and identify the infrastructure improvements needed to enable safer cycling.
    25K
  

    Journalists for Human Rights
    To launch the Independent Media Association of Canada, which will serve as a voice for the sector’s common interests.
    75K
  

    Government of Canada
    In support of The Prime Minister's Awards for Teaching Excellence in STEM, which honours outstanding Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics teachers that help develop the culture of innovation Canada needs today, and in the future.
    50K
  

    Ecojustice Canada
    Launch a strategic lawsuit against Ontario on the basis of section 7 of the Charter in response to the scaling back of Ontario’s GHG reduction targets and general reduction of the province's commitments to climate action, with the goal of forcing Ontario to implement stricter climate targets.
    75K
  

    Fondation Madeli‐Aide pour l'éducation
    Provide scholarships to university students from the Magdalen Islands pursuing their studies on the mainland.
    10K
  

    Montreal Heart Institute
    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
  

    Médecins du Monde
    To improve the health outcomes of women with precarious immigration status and their children in Montreal.
    100K
  

    Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development
    To provide general operating support to Pembina's programs and activities.
    150K
  

    Federation CJA
    To preserve and strengthen the quality of Jewish life and engagement in Montreal.
    50K
  

    Ruelle de l'avenir
    Offer STEM activities for children at school, via weekend clubs and during a family summer camp.
    20K
  

    Mile End Legal Clinic
    Promote access to justice and provide free quality legal assistance to individuals from the Greater Montreal area.
    15K
  

    Musée des ondes Emile Berliner
    Support the Museum's mission to collect, preserve, curate, research, depict, and exhibit audio artifacts, in order to share their significance — scientific and technical, social and cultural, historic and economic — to Quebec, Canada and the world.
    25K
  

    Santropol Roulant
    To reduce food insecurity and social isolation experienced by seniors and others living with a loss of autonomy in Montreal via the Meals on Wheels program.
    7.25K
  

    Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada
    Alleviate the social isolation felt by children with brain tumours and their families.
    2.5K
  

    Alberta Council for Environmental Education
    Support the transition to clean energy in Alberta by through providing targeted education on energy and the climate emergency for K-12 students and educators.
    20K
  

    Alberta Council for Environmental Education
    To launch a range of training and certification programs in order to build a multi-sectorial, pan-Canadian network of ‘green transition’ professionals and institutions.
    50K
  

    Pearson Educational Foundation
    Increase access to STEM technology for schools from the Lester B Pearson school board.
    15K
  

    Succession
    Map air pollution in Ottawa and develop strategies to increase the level of public awareness about urban pollution challenges at the intersection of climate change action and public health.
    10K
  

    Canadian Paralympic Committee
    Support Canadian high performance athletes with a disability and promote their success, to inspire all Canadians with a disability to get involved in sport.
    5K
  

    Fondation Marie-Vincent
    Develop a protective community to ensure the optimal development of all young people, including victims of sexual violence and children presenting problematic sexual behaviours.
    5K
  

    Native Women's Shelter of Montreal
    To provide support and frontline services, within an Aboriginal framework, to First Nations, Inuit and Métis women and children to promote their empowerment and independence.
    5K
  

    Un Prolongement à la Famille de Montréal
    Conduct building renovations in order to facilitate social activities for adults with disabilities.
    5K
  

    West Island Cardiac Wellness Program
    Sustain ongoing programming, education and rehabilitation for post-cardiac episode patients who would otherwise be unable to access these services due to cost, distance, etc.
    10K
  

    Evidence to Action Research Institute
    Evaluate transparency in federal decision-making- i.e., evaluate to what extent the information behind government decision-making is openly available to the public- with the goal of advancing the use of science and evidence in policy decision-making.
    70K
  

    Tides Canada Initiatives Society
    To maximize the availability and impact of data for public good through the Powered By Data project.
    25K
  

    Tides Canada Initiatives Society
    Strengthen the work of environmental organisations in Canada by providing access to rigorous research on public attitudes about a broad range of environmental issues: climate change and pipelines, air quality and marine conservation, endangered species, parks, toxics, etc.
    40K
  

    St Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences
    To support water quality monitoring and biodiversity conservation in the St Lawrence River through the Fish Identification Nearshore Survey project, which examines the food web in relation to environmental stressors impacting the River (climate change, invasive species, etc.).
    25K
  

    Groupe STIM
    Lead coding activities for primary-school children in Québec to encourage interest in STEM.
    50K
  

    University of Toronto
    To deliver bilingual training programs that provide teachers and informal educators with the knowledge, resources and confidence to lead effective astronomy education and promote interest in STEM, with a particular focus on geographically remote and underserved communities.
    25K
  

    The Transition Accelerator
    To support deeper regional integration in the electricity sector across the North American Northeast, in order to bring substantial benefits in reducing GHG emissions through the deployment of renewable energy.
    220K
  