Fondation J. Armand Bombardier

Name

Fondation J. Armand Bombardier

Legal name

FONDATION J. ARMAND BOMBARDIER

Website

https://fondationbombardier.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Philanthropic and Charitable Foundation Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate Foundations & CSR Grantmaking (BPAGAKAC), Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB), Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK), Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC)

Keywords

• Charitable foundation
• Community philanthropy
• Cultural programming
• Grantmaking services
• Museum operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Valcourt

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Philanthropic Grantmaking: The Foundation distributes grants to nonprofit organizations across four intervention fields: healthcare, education, community support, and arts and culture. Total grants in 2019-2020 were $3,980,855. The Foundation also awards scholarships to students including the J. Armand Bombardier scholarships, Yvonne L. Bombardier visual arts scholarship, and grants for women entrepreneurs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The foundation is a family-led charitable foundation that funds and operates cultural and educational programs in Quebec and across Canada. It grants scholarships and project funding to community non-profits, runs the Philagora capacity-building program for charities, and operates the Musée de l'ingéniosité J. Armand Bombardier and the Centre culturel Yvonne L. Bombardier as both heritage and community-programming venues.

Product overview

The Fondation J. Armand Bombardier operates as a unified foundation with three main destinations: the J. Armand Bombardier Museum of Ingenuity (celebrating Joseph-Armand Bombardier's legacy through interactive exhibits and a Fab Lab), the Yvonne L. Bombardier Cultural Centre (offering art exhibitions and a public library), and Philanthropic Activities (grants, scholarships, and the Philagora capacity-building program). The foundation also maintains 1, Place des Savoirs as a digital knowledge resource library and hosts the Possibles public event series for social innovation discussions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Philagora: Organizational capacity building program for nonprofits offering workshops, cohort programs, and knowledge sharing initiatives.

Products and services

• Grants and scholarships program Disburses grants to registered Canadian non-profits and scholarships to individual students pursuing post-secondary education, prioritizing community and cultural causes aligned with the foundation's mission.
• Musée de l'ingéniosité J. Armand Bombardier A heritage museum in Valcourt, Quebec that exhibits the inventive legacy of Joseph-Armand Bombardier and the history of Bombardier products, serving families, school groups, and cultural-heritage visitors.
• Centre culturel Yvonne L. Bombardier A cultural centre in Valcourt, Quebec that hosts temporary and permanent exhibitions, artistic programming, and community cultural events open to the public.
• Philagora capacity-building program A structured capacity-building program for Quebec community non-profits that combines training, mentoring, and peer-cohort work to strengthen organizational governance, fundraising, and impact measurement.

Quantifiable outcome

• Total grants of $3,980,855 in 2019-2020 fiscal year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BRP (Bombardier Recreational Products)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBRP Valcourt receives loan of vehicles and clothing for exhibitions. BRP collaborated with the Museum to develop interactive displays for the 'Comfortable? Test your Transport' exhibition. The Foundation's history is closely connected to BRP's origins as the successor to Joseph-Armand Bombardier's company.
• BRP-Rotax (Austria)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBRP-Rotax in Austria received loan of motors for the exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of Rotax.
• Université de SherbrookecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFramework agreement yielding research and analysis for future production projects related to the J. Armand Bombardier fonds. Communications students conducted analysis of visitor behaviour and marketing plans. Three teams composed of communications students provided strategic input for Museum and Cultural Centre.
• HEC Montréal (IDEOS Hub)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIDEOS hub was created in 2011 by four HEC Montréal professors to support organizations working to improve social issues. IDEOS raises student awareness of management issues faced by nonprofits.
• Sherbrooke's Musée de la nature et des sciencesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership on travelling exhibition on biomimicry and transport, funded by Canadian Heritage Museums Assistance Program.
• Sunnybrook Health Science CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation supported creation of focused ultrasound machine in 2011 for treatment of neurological diseases, and committed to production of next-generation device in 2019-2020.
• Charlevoix Museum / Fairmont Le Manoir RichelieuminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for 'Plaisirs d'hiver' exhibition, with loan of Bombardier clothing and accessories.
• MuséomixminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMuséomix team hosted for three-day creative marathon at the Museum in November 2019, with approximately 30 people from arts, science, design, communications and digital sectors developing innovative prototypes.
• Studio B-12minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreative residency partnership offering studio space in Valcourt. Nine authors shared unpublished works and students from École nationale de la chanson de Granby performed after residencies.
• Tourisme Val Saint-FrançoisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to organize the first industry event in the Val-Saint-François region, 'Le Val se dévoile', with 50 representatives from various tourist attractions.
• Centre Saint-Pierre (Montreal)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Foundation holds Philagora program activities in person at Centre Saint-Pierre, a key hub in the Quebec community sector.
• The Esplanade (Montreal)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint development of the Possibles series designed to bring together actors from different sectors for social innovation events.
• L'Odyssée Secondary SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudents from L'Odyssée secondary school participated in Repair Café volunteer events and the Fab Lab robotics learning profile program.
• Maison des jeunes l'InitiativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal youth drop-in centre providing volunteers for Repair Café events and collaborating on spring break activities and teen programming.
• Centre de formation professionnelle 24-JuinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollege students from the Electronic Audio/Video Equipment Repair program volunteered at Repair Café events.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fondation du Grand Montréal: Quebec-based community foundation that pools donations and distributes grants across the Greater Montreal region. Comparable as a Quebec grantmaking organization supporting multiple nonprofit sectors.
• Trottier Family Foundation: Canadian family foundation supporting science, education, and the environment. Comparable as a private family foundation with broad philanthropic mandate and Canadian footprint.
• Rossy Family Foundation: Quebec-based family foundation providing grants across healthcare, education, and community services. Comparable in foundation size, sectoral focus, and Quebec heritage.
• J.W. McConnell Family Foundation: Major Canadian private family foundation funding social innovation, arts, and community resilience. Comparable as a pan-Canadian family foundation with capacity-building and cultural programming.
• Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon: One of Quebec's largest private family foundations, focused on poverty prevention through capacity building and grantmaking. Highly comparable in mission, scale, and Quebec-based family-foundation model.
• Fondation J.A. DeSève: Quebec private family foundation supporting community, health, and education initiatives. Comparable as a Quebec-based family foundation with multi-sector grantmaking.
• Fondation Molson: Quebec-rooted family foundation supporting arts, education, and community development. Comparable as a family foundation with regional Quebec identity and multi-field grantmaking.

Others

• Imagine Canada: National sector organization supporting Canadian nonprofits through research, advocacy, and capacity-building programs. Comparable as an enabler of nonprofit organizational capacity similar to Philagora.

Emerging players

• McMaster Museum of Art: Canadian museum integrating educational programming and digital fabrication spaces. Comparable in the museum-cultural-education space, though at a different institutional type.

Broad incumbents

• Canada Council for the Arts: Federal crown corporation funding arts and culture across Canada. Comparable as a major grantmaking entity supporting arts and culture, though broader and publicly funded.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCK0krjrNqFL6NEbqhprf31w/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/FondationBombardier
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fondation-j-armand-bombardier

Compliance1 record

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Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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