Fondation Famille Jacques Larivière

Name

Fondation Famille Jacques Larivière

Legal name

Fondation Famille Jacques Larivière

Website

http://fondationfamillejacqueslariviere.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Foundation

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL), Environmental & Climate Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAM)

Keywords

• Charitable foundation
• Philanthropic grants
• Medical research funding
• Environmental sustainability programs
• Social inequality support

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Others, Personnel, Operations

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Fondation Famille Jacques Larivière (FFJL) is a Canadian registered nonprofit charity that funds and supports charitable projects across three spheres of activity: Health (funding a research chair on interventional treatments for structural heart diseases at Université Laval), Environment (supporting Ecological Energy Efficiency / "3E" programs promoting renewable energy and decarbonization), and Social Inequalities (funding education, autism services, palliative care, and housing programs for marginalized populations in Quebec).

Product overview

The Fondation Famille Jacques Larivière (FFJL) is a charitable foundation organized around three activity spheres: Health (medical research chair on structural heart diseases), Environment (Ecological Energy Efficiency programs), and Social Inequalities (support for educational and integration projects). The foundation does not offer commercial products or services but rather provides funding, partnerships, and grants to research institutions and social organizations. The Chaire de Recherches médicales represents the health initiative, the 3E programs constitute the environmental pillar, and various social programs address inequality reduction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chaire de Recherches médicales sur les cardiopathies structurelles
• Programmes d'Efficacité Énergétique Écologique (3E)
• Soutien aux Inégalités Sociales

Quantifiable outcome

• 300+ peer-reviewed publications in major cardiology journals over 5 years by research team
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de QuébeccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Home to the Dr. Josep Rodés-Cabau research team. The foundation supports the research chair focused on catheter-based treatments for structural heart diseases, with the team producing 300+ peer-reviewed publications in major cardiology journals.
• McGill University - Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design (TISED)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Since 2010, the foundation has provided financial and technical support (several hundred thousand dollars) to McGill's Faculty of Engineering and TISED, supporting 2 new courses: 'Energy Analysis' and 'Sustainable Urban Communities' in the Master's program.
• Université Laval - Chaire de Recherches médicalescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2016, the foundation has funded a research chair at Université Laval focused on interventional treatments for structural heart diseases. The 10-year funding commitment (2017-2027) supports clinical research on valvular diseases and catheter-based treatment for prevention of cardiac embolic events.
• Institut de Cardiologie de MontréalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation supports this institution's work in advancing professional research, training hundreds of trainees, and improving care and prevention through acquisition of cutting-edge medical equipment.
• Les Cent-Associés de l'Université LavalminorOthersThe foundation is an integral member of the 'Les Cent-Associés' association of Université Laval and member of the 'Cercle Monseigneur de Laval', with recognition on the campus promenade.
• Société de l'Autisme des LaurentidescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership and financial contributions to the expansion of the Nicola and Albert Lévy respite home in Blainville; support for autism learning plateau project 2022-2025 providing protected work workshops for adults with autism.
• Moissons LaurentidesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Société de l'Autisme des Laurentides to provide workplace learning opportunities for autistic adults, involving food transformation training in partnership with this food bank organization.
• Maison Victor-GadboisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides specialized palliative care to cancer patients 18 years and older in a dignified and serene atmosphere. The foundation supports this organization's mission of compassionate end-of-life care.
• La Maison du PèreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides over 561 housing solutions for homeless individuals including emergency refuge services. The foundation supports this organization's efforts to address homelessness.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Fondation Familiale Trottier: A Quebec-based family foundation funding health research, environment, and education initiatives. Directly comparable as a multi-pillar family foundation with parallel focus areas (notably health research chairs at McGill and sustainability/energy efficiency) and similar Canadian charitable structure.
• J.W. McConnell Family Foundation: One of Canada's largest family foundations, funding social innovation, environment, and community engagement across Canada. Comparable as a multi-generational family foundation with similar horizontal segmentation and concentration in Quebec/Canada.
• The Molson Foundation: A Canadian family foundation supporting health, education, and community services, established by a major Quebec-based business family. Comparable structure, geographic focus (Quebec/Canada), and pillar-based giving approach.
• Fondation J.A. DeSève: Quebec-based family foundation supporting health research, education, and community development. Highly comparable as a Quebec-rooted family foundation funding university research chairs and community health/social programs.
• Pomerleau Family Foundation: Quebec-anchored family foundation with programs across health, social services, and community development. Comparable as a founder-driven Quebec family foundation operating across multiple philanthropic pillars.
• Fondation Sandra & Alain Bouchard: Family foundation established by Quebec entrepreneur Alain Bouchard (Couche-Tard founder) supporting health, education, and community welfare. Comparable as entrepreneur-founded Quebec family foundation with similar pillar-based giving model.
• Fondation Marcelle et Jean Coutu: Quebec family foundation supporting health, social welfare, and community services. Comparable as a Quebec-rooted family foundation with parallel focus on community health, palliative care, and vulnerable populations.

Broad incumbents

• Power Corporation (Canada) - Corporate Giving Program: Major Canadian conglomerate (parent of Great-West Lifeco and Montreal Heart Institute) with substantial corporate philanthropy and direct ties to Montreal Heart Institute - one of FFJL's grantees. Comparable as a large-scale Canadian philanthropic counterparty overlapping on cardiac research funding.
• Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada: National charity funding cardiac research across Canada, including at Université Laval and IUCPQ. Comparable as a major grantmaker to the same structural cardiology research institutions that FFJL supports.

Regional players

• Fondation du Grand Montréal: Quebec community foundation pooling donations and distributing grants across Greater Montreal for social, health, and environmental causes. Comparable as a Quebec-focused grantmaking foundation, though operating at a larger geographic and pooled-fund scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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