Fondation du Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

What Fondation du Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu does

Fondation du Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is a Canadian non-profit foundation established in 2001 to raise and steward charitable funds in support of Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, a public college in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. The foundation's revenue model is entirely donation-driven, sourced from individual donors, local businesses, regional financial institutions (notably Desjardins and its network of caisses), and municipal/governmental entities (notably MRC du Haut-Richelieu). Funds are distributed through student scholarships, sports team support (the Géants athletic program), perseverance programs, immigrant student integration initiatives, and capital projects at the CEGEP. The foundation operates with a lean staff of 9 under the leadership of Director General Yan Rousselle, and is governed by a board of directors.

The foundation's product surface consists of recurring fundraising programs: annual campaigns, the annual Classique de golf (now in its 25th edition, presented by Saint-Jean Hyundai), and a multi-year major campaign (2025-2027) targeting $4M for greenhouse reconstruction and a global health clinic. Donor acquisition is community-led, driven by word-of-mouth, annual events, and direct relationship-building with regional partners. Digital channels include the foundation's website, a jedonneenligne.org donation portal, and social media presence on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram. Impact is tracked through annual impact reports documenting cumulative community investment of over $4.857M since inception, with $128,500 in scholarships distributed in 2025-2026.

Strategic positioning reflects a single institutional beneficiary (the CEGEP) but a diversified donor base with growing institutional anchors. The 2025-2027 major campaign — the foundation's first of its kind in 25 years — represents a transition from recurring small-dollar fundraising toward infrastructure-scale capital campaigns, supported by flagship partnerships with Desjardins ("Maître" tier) and the MRC du Haut-Richelieu. The foundation's competitive position is structural rather than commercial: it is the sole charitable vehicle affiliated with the CEGEP, with embedded distribution through regional Desjardins caisses and the CEGEP student association itself.

Name

Fondation du Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

Legal name

Fondation du Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

Website

https://fondation.cstjean.qc.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fondation du Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is a 2001-founded Quebec non-profit foundation that raises charitable funds for Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, distributing them via student scholarships, sports programs, and capital projects including a 2025-2027 $4M major campaign.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Foundation & Charitable Fundraising

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC), Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

Keywords

• Educational fundraising
• Student scholarships
• Non-profit foundation
• College philanthropy
• Community campaigns

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable donations: The foundation receives donations from individuals, businesses, and organizations. Donations fund scholarships, sports teams, student support programs, and capital projects at the CEGEP.
2. Fundraising events: Annual events such as the Classique de golf generate revenue through sponsorships, participant fees, and donations. The 24th edition raised over $73,000.
3. Campaign fundraising: Major multi-year campaigns target specific capital projects. The 2025-2027 major campaign aims to raise $4 million for greenhouses and a global health clinic.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The foundation is a non-profit charitable organization that raises and redistributes donations to support the Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu community. It funds student scholarships, athletic programs (Géants), the École des Grands initiative, immigrant-student integration, and capital infrastructure projects such as greenhouse reconstruction and a global health clinic. Core operations are annual giving campaigns, a multi-year major campaign (2025-2027), and the annual Classique de golf fundraiser.

Product overview

The Fondation du Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu operates as a unified charitable foundation offering a portfolio of fundraising services and student support programs. The organization centers on annual fundraising campaigns and a major multi-year campaign (2025-2027) for infrastructure projects. Core offerings include scholarships (bourses) awarded to students, the annual Classique de Golf tournament, and annual impact reports tracking over $4.8 million invested since 2001. The foundation also publishes official governance documents including fund attribution policies, investment policies, and privacy policies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Scholarship Program (Bourses)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $4,857,000 invested in the college community since 2001
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Saint-Jean HyundaicoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPresenting sponsor of the 25th annual Golf Classic fundraiser. Provides event sponsorship and branding visibility.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Fondation de l'Université de Sherbrooke: Larger Quebec post-secondary foundation with a more developed capital campaign and endowment program. Comparable in mission (educational philanthropy) but operates at a larger scale with broader regional reach.
• United Way Centraide Canada: National umbrella for workplace-giving federated fundraising. While broader than education, it competes directly for the same Regional Desjardins caisse and corporate donor relationships that the foundation relies on.
• Centraide du Grand Montréal: Large Quebec charitable organization that pools employee and corporate donations and redistributes to vetted nonprofits. Shares a community fundraising model and competes for the same regional donor pool, especially in workplace giving campaigns.

Others

• Fondation Desjardins: Desjardins Group's charitable foundation focused on education, cooperative values, and community development. A major funder of the foundation and an enabler of regional educational philanthropy partnerships across Quebec.
• JeDonneEnLigne.org: Quebec-wide online donation platform that hosts the foundation's online donation portal. An enabler / infrastructure provider in the foundation's direct-to-donor fundraising channel.

Direct peers

• Fondation du Cégep de Drummondville: Quebec regional CEGEP foundation focused on student scholarships and support programs. Closely mirrors the foundation's regional community-driven fundraising approach.
• Fondation du Cégep Édouard-Montpetit: Peer CEGEP foundation in Quebec that similarly raises donations to fund scholarships, programs, and capital projects for its affiliated Cégep. Operates with the same college-foundation model and donor base structure.
• Fondation du Cégep de Sherbrooke: Another Quebec CEGEP foundation running annual campaigns, scholarships, and capital fundraising for its affiliated college. Directly comparable in mission, structure, and operating scale.
• Fondation du Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne: Foundation attached to a Montreal-area college with a similar mandate of fundraising for scholarships, student aid, and educational infrastructure. Comparable Canadian charitable foundation model.

Emerging players

• Fondation communautaire du Grand Montréal: Quebec community foundation managing donor-advised funds and disbursing grants across multiple causes, including education and youth. Operates an endowment-driven grantmaking model that overlaps with the foundation's educational grantmaking focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/cegepstjean
• Facebookfacebook.com/Fondation-du-C%C3%A9gep-Saint-Jean-660561824025074
• Instagraminstagram.com/cegepsaintjeansurrichelieu
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fondationcegepsaintjean

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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