What Fondation Charles-Bruneau does

Fondation Charles-Bruneau is a registered Canadian charitable organization (Registration No. 13190 3874 RR0001) headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, that funds pediatric hematology-oncology research and supports specialized care infrastructure for children with cancer in the province. Founded in 1990 following the 1983 death of Charles Bruneau from leukemia, the foundation operates four named treatment centers/units across Quebec — CHU Sainte-Justine, CIUSSS de l'Estrie-CHUS, CHU de Québec-Université Laval, and Hôpital de Montréal pour enfants — and is credited alongside the broader research community with contributing to the improvement in Quebec's childhood cancer survival rate from 35% in 1979 to roughly 80% today. Its mission is explicitly to cure the residual 20% of children whose cancers resist standard treatment and to deliver durable remission without long-term sequelae.

The foundation's revenue model is event-driven and donation-based, with no commercial product line. It runs a portfolio of flagship fundraising events — Tour CIBC Charles-Bruneau (cycling, cumulatively over $53M in 29 years), 24h Tremblant (ski/walk/run, over $19M remitted since 2002, including a $5.8M record in 2022), Coupe Charles-Bruneau (ball hockey tournaments in Quebec City and Montreal, close to $5M since 2021), and the Grande soirée Charles-Bruneau (gourmet gala, ~$3.4M cumulative, $430,000 in 2026) — supplemented by community-organized campaigns, an online donation platform (powered by Yapla), planned/estate giving, and in-store donation campaigns with retail partners IGA and Uniprix. Technology stack is commodity third-party SaaS (Yapla for payments, Membogo for event registration, CookieYes for compliance); there is no proprietary technology product or AI capability.

The foundation serves three primary stakeholder groups: pediatric cancer patients and their families across Quebec (its mission constituency), four partner healthcare institutions operating Charles-Bruneau centers, and a broad donor/participant base spanning individual donors, event participants, and corporate sponsors led by CIBC, IGA, Cascades, Uniprix, RONA, Québecor, and Sun Life. It employs between 11 and 50 people, is led by Executive Director Rébecca Dumont, and operates exclusively in Quebec with no disclosed international footprint.

Name

Fondation Charles-Bruneau

Legal name

Fondation Charles-Bruneau

Website

https://www.charlesbruneau.qc.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fondation Charles-Bruneau is a Montreal-based Canadian charitable foundation that funds pediatric hematology-oncology research and operates four specialized treatment centers across Quebec hospitals, raising capital through flagship fundraising events, corporate sponsorships, and direct donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Healthcare Foundation

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Disease-Specific Research & Support (e.g., Cancer, Diabetes, ALS) (BPAGACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

Keywords

• Pediatric cancer research
• Charitable foundation
• Cancer treatment centers
• Event fundraising
• Nonprofit healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: The foundation collects monetary donations from individuals and organizations through various channels including online donations, in-store round-up campaigns, monthly giving programs, and planned/endowment gifts.
2. Event Fundraising: Proceeds from flagship events including Tour CIBC Charles-Bruneau, Grande soirée, Coupe Charles-Bruneau, and 24h Tremblant.
3. Corporate Campaigns: Partnership campaigns with retailers (IGA, Uniprix) where customers can donate at checkout.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fondation Charles-Bruneau is a Quebec-based nonprofit charitable foundation that funds pediatric hemato-oncology research and supports four specialized Charles-Bruneau treatment centers at Quebec hospitals (CHU Sainte-Justine, CIUSSS de l'Estrie-CHUS, CHU de Québec-Université Laval, and Hôpital de Montréal pour enfants). The foundation raises money through flagship fundraising events, community campaigns, corporate partnerships, and an online donation platform to improve childhood cancer survival rates.

Product overview

Fondation Charles-Bruneau is a charitable foundation dedicated to funding pediatric hematology-oncology research in Quebec. Its core offering is a portfolio of flagship fundraising events including the Grande soirée Charles-Bruneau (gourmet gala), Tour CIBC Charles-Bruneau (cycling event), Coupe Charles-Bruneau (ball hockey tournaments in Quebec City and Montreal), and 24h Tremblant (24-hour ski/walk/run challenge). These events are supplemented by community-organized fundraising campaigns and an online donation platform. The Foundation also operates the Héros Program connecting children battling cancer as ambassadors to its events. All proceeds fund research projects at four Charles-Bruneau treatment centers across Quebec hospitals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grande soirée Charles-Bruneau

Quantifiable outcome

• Childhood cancer survival rate increased from 35% (1979) to 80% (current)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• CIBCcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCIBC is the Principal Partner (Présentateur officiel) of the Tour CIBC Charles-Bruneau, the foundation's flagship cycling event that has raised over $53 million in 29 years. CIBC's branding is prominently featured on the event and the partnership is central to the foundation's largest fundraising initiative.
• IGAcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerIGA is the Official Presenter (Présentateur officiel) of the Coupe Charles-Bruneau and Diamond Partner of the Tour CIBC Charles-Bruneau. IGA also runs annual in-store campaigns allowing customers to donate at checkout for pediatric cancer research.
• 24h TremblantcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe 24h Tremblant organization has been the primary beneficiary partner of Fondation Charles-Bruneau since 2002, having remitted over $19 million to support pediatric cancer research. The annual ski/marathon event is one of the foundation's major fundraising pillars.
• UniprixmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerUniprix pharmacies run annual in-store donation campaigns (May-June) inviting customers to make donations at checkout benefiting the foundation's pediatric cancer research mission.
• CascadesmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCascades is a Platinum Partner (Partenaire Platine) of the foundation, supporting Tour CIBC Charles-Bruneau and the foundation's broader mission.
• RONAmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerRONA is a partner of the foundation featured on the website's partner section, supporting pediatric cancer research initiatives.
• QuébecormajorGTM or Marketing PartnerQuébecor is a corporate partner of the foundation supporting pediatric cancer research, listed among major partners on the website.
• Sun LifemajorGTM or Marketing PartnerSun Life was the presenting sponsor of the 2022 24h Tremblant event, joining other partners contributing to the record $5.8 million raised.
• UniprixmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerUniprix is a partner of the Grande soirée Charles-Bruneau, supporting the foundation's annual gourmet fundraising gala.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Leucan: Quebec-based pediatric cancer foundation supporting children with cancer and their families, with overlapping hospital partnerships and donor pool in the same province. Directly competes for the same Quebec pediatric cancer giving dollars and event participants.
• Fondation CHU Sainte-Justine: Foundation of CHU Sainte-Justine, which is one of the four Charles-Bruneau treatment centers. Operates in the same Quebec pediatric healthcare fundraising space and benefits from the same hospital brand equity.
• SickKids Foundation: Fundraising arm of Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, funding pediatric medical research including oncology. Closest Canadian analog as a hospital-anchored foundation funding pediatric research and operating major fundraising events.
• St. Baldrick's Foundation: US-based nonprofit dedicated exclusively to funding childhood cancer research. Operates a comparable event-driven fundraising model (head-shaving events) and competes for the same pediatric cancer research funding mandate, though in a different geography.
• Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation: US pediatric cancer research foundation born from a child's story (comparable to Charles Bruneau's narrative), funding research grants to find cures. Operates an event- and community-driven fundraising model very similar in structure.
• Fondation Hôpital de Montréal pour enfants: Foundation of the Montreal Children's Hospital, another of the four Charles-Bruneau treatment centers. Shares pediatric healthcare fundraising space in the same Montreal market.
• CureSearch for Children's Cancer: US nonprofit accelerating children's cancer research through grant funding and advocacy. Comparable as a research-focused pediatric cancer funder with similar grant-deployment model.

Broad incumbents

• Canadian Cancer Society: National Canadian cancer research and support organization with broad adult and pediatric mandate. Competes for the same general cancer-research donor dollars at a national scale and operates a much wider portfolio of programs.
• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: Large US blood-cancer research and patient-support organization with overlap on the hematology portion of Fondation Charles-Bruneau's pediatric hematology-oncology mission. Funds research at much larger scale across all ages.

Emerging players

• Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research: US-based nonprofit funding childhood cancer research through community-led events and grassroots campaigns. Smaller in scale but highly comparable in mission and grassroots fundraising approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/fcharlesbruneau
• Facebookfacebook.com/fcharlesbruneau
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fcharlesbruneau
• Instagraminstagram.com/fcharlesbruneau

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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