Stories that inspire
The Foundation of Greater Montréal supports hundreds of community organizations in every sector. Their work enhances the well-being of the entire community, including that of its most vulnerable individuals. All our gratitude goes out to the men and women who work day in and day out to bring a better quality of life to all.
Our thanks go as well to FGM donors and fund creators, whose philanthropic efforts bring to life the values they embody: solidarity, generosity and community engagement. It is through their commitment that the Foundation and its partner organizations can have a real impact on the well-being of Greater Montréal’s population. Here are some of their stories.
The Fonds Ruben Antoine pour l'élévation financière
During his childhood in Haiti, Ruben Antoine was profoundly affected by the poverty he saw around him. His parents worked for SOS Children’s Villages, a non-profit organization that comes to the aid of children throughout the world who have been orphaned and abandoned, and young Ruben thus came to know more than 100 youths who had experienced a childhood of hardship. This was a formative experience, one that instilled in him the importance of sharing. Having studied at HEC Montréal and then embarked on a professional path that led him to work in several countries, Mr. Antoine is today a…
The Fonds Famille Bureau-Beaudry
The mission of the Fonds Famille Bureau-Beaudry is to promote social development and foster equity among citizens. Hence, it supports organizations that address the causes of homelessness, as well as those working to improve health, particularly in the field of mental health. Its constituants explain that "well-managed organizations can accomplish work that is both essential and supplemental to public services. FGM has allowed us to fund such organizations relying on excellent governance, so that they are able to attract and retain the experts and intervenors they need to fulfill their missions". We thank them for their trust!
The Climate Justice Organizing HUB
The Climate Justice Organizing HUB's Climate Space is one of the 2023 grantees of the Collective Fund for Climate and Ecological Transition at the Foundation of Greater Montréal. As participants in our funding request process, we asked them about their experience. Here is what they told us: The Foundation of Greater Montreal strives to transform its grantmaking practices according to the trust-based philanthropy model. What was your experience with our call for projects, application process and collaboration with our team? Our experience interacting with the FGM team has been very positive. There has been an overarching sense of openness and…
mind.heart.mouth
The mind.heart.mouth community garden is one of the funding recipients of the Foundation of Greater Montréal’s Collective Fund for Social Equity for 2023. Following their participation in our funding application process, we asked them to tell us about their experience. Here are their thoughts: The Foundation of Greater Montréal is working to transition its practices to a trust-based philanthropy model. What was your experience with our application process like, including your discussions with our team and the support you received? Compared to several other funding application processes, our experience with the Foundation felt less stressful—I would even say it…
The Refugee Center
The Refugee Centre is one of the funding recipients of the Foundation of Greater Montréal’s Collective Fund for Social Equity for 2023. Following their participation in our funding application process, we asked them to tell us about their experience. Here are their thoughts: The Foundation of Greater Montréal is working to transition its practices to a trust-based philanthropy model. What was your experience with our application process like, including your discussions with our team and the support you received? We appreciate the focus on transparency and collaboration, and we commend the efforts made to ensure that the funding provided…
Green Chinatown Montreal
Green Chinatown Montréal (GCM) was founded in 2011 by two Concordia University professors in partnership with the Montreal Chinese Hospital, as a gardening and occupational therapy program for long-term care residents. Its volunteers worked with the hospital’s staff and residents to maintain an above-ground container garden through the growing season. After six years of successful partnership, GCM had to find a new location for its garden. So, in late 2017, it developed a vision for a larger, first-of-its-kind community collective garden for Chinatown residents. While efforts are being made to bring this vision to fruition, the collective garden operates in…