Fondation La Collecte

What Fondation La Collecte does

Fondation La Collecte is a Quebec-registered charitable non-profit founded in 1998 and headquartered in Montréal-Nord, operating a multi-channel clothing and household-goods collection network across the Communauté Métropolitaine de Montréal (CMM) and Greater Montreal area. Its operational footprint includes more than 100 outdoor donation bins, free door-to-door home collection (approximately four times per year per served area), free collection-container installation in residential complexes of 50+ units, community donation centers operated in collaboration with Village des Valeurs, workplace collections through the "La Collecte au Bureau" program, pop-up presence at community events, and the Lorraine Donation Center with its associated La Boutique Fleuriste florist boutique. The foundation does not operate any proprietary technology platform; logistics, donor registration, and communications are handled through conventional web, email, and field operations.

The organization's commercial logic is structured as a circular-revenue non-profit: collected textiles and small household goods are sold through Village des Valeurs thrift stores (with surpluses exported), supplemented by monetary donations (for which tax receipts are issued) and revenue from La Boutique Fleuriste's flowers, plants, and gift products both in-store and online. All proceeds are directed to funding the youth mentoring programs of Grands Frères Grandes Sœurs du Grand Montréal (Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Montreal), the foundation's primary mission partner since inception. The customer base is long-tail: hundreds of thousands of individual donors across the CMM territory use the bins and home-pickup service free of charge, while a smaller but structured B2B segment (Microsoft, Canderel, Okkto, Desjardins, residential property managers) engages through workplace and complex-container programs. Downstream, specialty partners — Habitat pour l'humanité Québec, Cyclonordsud, CIUSSS de l'Est-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Tricentris, and various schools — absorb specific donation categories (furniture, bicycles, office equipment) that fall outside the core textile stream.

Name

Fondation La Collecte

Legal name

Fondation La Collecte

Website

https://fondationlacollecte.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fondation La Collecte is a Montreal-based non-profit, founded in 1998, that runs a multi-channel clothing and household-goods collection network across the Greater Montreal area to fund youth mentoring programs at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Montreal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clothing and Household Item Donation Collection (Nonprofit)

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Florists (4593)

akta.pro primary industry

Donation, Resale & Disposal Coordination (HSAFAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Fundraisers & Charity Events (Gala/Walks excluded) (MPAGAEAK)

Keywords

• Clothing donation collection
• Textile reuse services
• Community donation bins
• Household item recycling
• Nonprofit fundraising services

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal-nord

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Sale of donated clothing and household goods: Collected clothing and household goods are sold at Village des Valeurs thrift stores or exported. Revenue from surplus supports the youth mentoring mission of Grands Frères Grandes Sœurs du Grand Montréal.
2. La Boutique Fleuriste (Florist Boutique): The Lorraine Donation Center and online store offer flowers, plants, and gift products. Revenue from the boutique directly supports the Foundation's activities and mission.
3. Monetary donations: The foundation accepts monetary donations and issues tax receipts to donors. Revenue is used to fund youth mentoring programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fondation La Collecte is a non-profit foundation that collects donated clothing and household items from individual donors, residential complexes, and workplaces across Greater Montreal, including via home pickups, public donation bins, community donation centers, and pop-up events. The collected goods are sold through partner resale channels (notably Value Village/Village des Valeurs), and the net proceeds are used to fund youth mentoring programs run by Grands Frères Grandes Sœurs du Grand Montréal (Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Montreal). The organization also operates La Boutique Fleuriste, a retail florist, and offers a Space Creation Service for residential and commercial decluttering.

Product overview

Fondation La Collecte operates a multi-channel clothing and household item collection network. The core portfolio consists of: Home Collection (door-to-door pickup), Donation Boxes (100+ outdoor containers across Greater Montreal), Community Donation Centers (via Village des Valeurs partnership), Residential Collection (containers in apartment complexes), La Collecte au Bureau (workplace programs), Pop-up La Collecte (mobile event-based collection), and the Lorraine Donation Center (with La Boutique Fleuriste retail component). The newly launched Space Creation Service provides on-demand home pickup. All collected items support the organization's mission to fund Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Montreal youth mentoring programs. The organization does not accept furniture, appliances, mattresses, hazardous waste, or construction materials—only clothing, shoes, textiles, and reusable small household items.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• La Boutique Fleuriste: Florist boutique operated by Fondation La Collecte offering flowers, plants and gift products, with proceeds supporting the foundation's mission
• La Boutique: Fleurs détente passion

Products and services

• Home Donation Collection (Collecte à domicile)
• Donation Bin Network (Boîte de dons)
• Lorraine Donation Center (Centre de dons Lorraine)
• Workplace Donation Collection (La Collecte au boulot)
• Residential Complex Collection (Collecte en complexe résidentiel)
• Pop-up La Collecte
• Space Creation Service (Service de création d'espace)
• La Boutique Fleuriste

Quantifiable outcome

• 789 lbs of clothing diverted from landfill in a single corporate workplace event (Microsoft partnership)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Grands Frères Grandes Sœurs du Grand Montréal (Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Montreal)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary mission beneficiary since 1998. All revenue from clothing and household goods sales funds youth mentoring programs that help young people realize their full potential.
• Village des ValeurscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner for community donation centers. Collected items are sold at Village des Valeurs thrift stores or exported, with surpluses supporting the foundation's mission.
• DesjardinscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for office supply revitalization. Desjardins donates office equipment; CIUSSS de l'Est-de-l'Île-de-Montréal users sort items; redistributed to schools including St-Paul-de-la-Croix and Louisbourg. Also sponsored Earth Day event at Complexe Desjardins.
• MicrosoftcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-organizer of 'La Collecte au Bureau' workplace collection initiative. Microsoft employees donated 612 items and 789 lbs of clothing diverted from landfill in one event. Partnership demonstrates corporate social responsibility and environmental commitment.
• CanderelminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-organizer of 'La Collecte au Bureau' workplace collection initiative alongside Microsoft and Okkto.
• OkktominorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-organizer of 'La Collecte au Bureau' workplace collection initiative alongside Microsoft and Canderel.
• TricentrisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Tricentris for the free community trailer program in Sainte-Thérèse and Boisbriand, supporting citizens' access to ecocenters. Mentioned as inspiration for circular economy and community logistics.
• Habitat pour l'humanité QuébecminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for furniture and building material donations. Collected items include furniture, mattresses, appliances (refrigerators, stoves, tables, chairs, air conditioners) directed to Habitat pour l'humanité.
• CyclonordsudminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for bicycle donations. Bicycles collected by La Collecte are redirected to Cyclonordsud for repair and redistribution.
• Hydro-QuébecminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLogo partner shown on the foundation's homepage, indicating a marketing or promotional partnership relationship.
• IGAminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLogo partner shown on the foundation's homepage, indicating a marketing or promotional partnership relationship.
• SuperCminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLogo partner shown on the foundation's homepage, indicating a marketing or promotional partnership relationship.
• WECOminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLogo partner shown on the foundation's homepage, indicating a marketing or promotional partnership relationship.
• CIUSSS de l'Est-de-l'Île-de-MontréalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUsers of the CIUSSS de l'Est-de-l'Île-de-Montréal participate in sorting office equipment from Desjardins as part of the office revitalization partnership.
• École Le Carrefour de LorraineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal school collaborating with the Lorraine Donation Center for community engagement and educational initiatives.
• Idolem Yoga Chaud (Lorraine)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerNeighboring business at the Lorraine Donation Center collaborating on community initiatives to strengthen links between business and the local community.
• Ville de LorraineminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCity of Lorraine partners with the Lorraine Donation Center for local involvement and community engagement activities.
• Minto ApartmentsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorResidential complex partner hosting free collection containers on their property for resident use.
• FITZBACK ServicesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorResidential complex partner hosting free collection containers on their property.
• COGIR Gestion ImmobilièreminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorResidential property management company hosting free collection containers at their managed complexes.
• ImmoMarketingminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorResidential real estate marketing firm and residential complex partner hosting collection containers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Salvation Army Canada: Operates thrift stores across Canada funded by donated goods, with home pickup services that directly compete with Fondation La Collecte's donation collection model in the Greater Montreal area.
• Renaissance Québec: Quebec-based nonprofit that collects used clothing and household items through donation bins and partners with thrift retail to fund community reintegration programs — a direct regional peer in the same geography.
• Société Saint-Vincent-de-Paul (Quebec): Quebec-based charitable organization operating donation collection and thrift stores to fund poverty-relief programs; comparable regional nonprofit using donated goods to support community programs.
• Diabetes Canada (Clothesline program): Operates one of Canada's largest used-clothing donation pickup services, collecting household items via door-to-door and donation bin channels to fund diabetes research — directly analogous to Fondation La Collecte's collection-to-mission-funding model.
• Goodwill Industries (Ontario / Canada): Collects donated clothing and household goods through bins and home pickup, resells via a thrift retail network, and uses proceeds to fund job training and community programs — closely matching the collection-to-mission funding model.
• Habitat for Humanity ReStores (Quebec): Operates ReStores that collect and resell donated furniture, appliances, and household items to fund affordable housing — overlapping with Fondation La Collecte's household-item collection and resale-funded nonprofit model.

Others

• Centraide (United Way) Greater Montreal: Major community fundraising nonprofit in the same Greater Montreal geography, competing for corporate CSR dollars, workplace engagement programs, and individual donor attention.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada: National umbrella of the foundation's sole mission beneficiary; relevant peer given that Fondation La Collecte's entire revenue model is built around funding BBBS youth mentoring programs.

Broad incumbents

• Village des Valeurs: Quebec thrift retail chain and Fondation La Collecte's core resale partner; also competes implicitly by operating its own donation bins and accepting goods directly from the public.
• Value Village / Savers: Largest thrift retail chain in North America, also operates donation bin collection programs and partners with nonprofits to source goods; broader incumbent that competes for both donor supply and second-life retail channels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/fondationlacollecte
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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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