Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon

What Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon does

Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon is a Canadian non-profit foundation established in 2000 and headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The foundation operates as a philanthropic vehicle dedicated to preventing poverty and reducing inequalities among children and youth in Quebec. Its work combines traditional grantmaking with mission-based investments directed at community infrastructure and social-economy actors. It does not sell products or services and generates no commercial revenue; its operating model is endowment-based philanthropy in which the foundation invests its capital base and redeploys returns through grants, loans, and mission-aligned investments.

The foundation's flagship initiative is the Initiative immobilière communautaire, a $50 million fund launched in 2021 to acquire, renovate, and provide stable, affordable real estate to community organizations. In 2026 the foundation extended this initiative province-wide. The foundation also participates in the Fonds d'investissement de Montréal (FIM V), deploying $16.5 million in June 2026 toward social and community housing in Greater Montreal. Through these vehicles, the foundation houses more than 75 community organizations and channels capital to grassroots service providers operating in food security, education, youth services, and community development.

Governance combines a professional staff led by CEO Adrienne Kelly with a board that historically includes Chagnon family representation. Recent transitions have brought Martine Vallée in as board president in 2026, succeeding Claude Chagnon who served since 2019, with Julie Bérubé of the Chagnon family named vice-president. The foundation partners with Centraide du Grand Montréal, the Coalition montréalaise des tables de quartier, TNCDC, the Fiducie du Chantier de l'économie sociale, RISQ, and FIM to coordinate its interventions across the Quebec social economy.

Name

Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon

Legal name

Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon

Website

https://fondationchagnon.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon is a Montreal-based non-profit foundation, established in 2000, that deploys philanthropic capital to prevent child poverty in Quebec through grantmaking, mission-based real estate investment, and partnerships with 75+ community organizations.

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Product category

Philanthropic Foundation and Social Investment Fund

NAICS

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

SIC

Investors, Nec (6799), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB), Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB)

Keywords

• Philanthropic foundation
• Social investment fund
• Community real estate
• Affordable housing funding
• Poverty prevention grants

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Others, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon is a private philanthropic foundation that provides philanthropic endowments (one-time major donations) and mission-based investments (repayable capital) to community organizations in Quebec. Its purpose is to prevent poverty and inequality affecting children and youth, with flagship funding vehicles including a $50M Community Real Estate Initiative and the $16.5M Phase V of the Fonds d'investissement de Montréal for affordable housing.

Product overview

The Foundation operates primarily as a philanthropy organization offering two main funding mechanisms: philanthropic endowments for major one-time donations to community organizations, and mission-based investments providing repayable capital for social projects. The organization also manages specific initiatives including the Initiative immobilière communautaire ($50M fund for community property ownership across Quebec) and the Fonds d'investissement de Montréal ($16.5M for social housing preservation in Greater Montreal). These programs support the Foundation's mission to prevent poverty and inequalities affecting children and youth in Quebec.

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Products and services

• Dotations philanthropiques (Philanthropic Endowments) One-time major donations provided to community organizations and initiatives aligned with the Foundation's mission to prevent poverty and inequalities for children and youth in Quebec.
• Investissements axés sur la mission (Mission-Based Investments) Repayable investments supporting social missions, including the Initiative immobilière communautaire ($50M fund for community real estate projects) and the Fonds d'investissement de Montréal (FIM V – $16.5M for social housing).
• Initiative immobilière communautaire (Community Real Estate Initiative) A $50 million fund enabling community organizations to become property owners, undertake expansion work, or optimize their facilities across Quebec, launched in 2021 and expanded province-wide in 2026.
• Fonds d'investissement de Montréal – Phase V (FIM V) A $16.5 million social finance initiative to preserve social and affordable housing in Greater Montréal, launched as the fifth phase in June 2026.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 75 community organizations housed through the Community Real Estate Initiative in Greater Montreal
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Table nationale des Corporations de développement communautaire (TNCDC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partner in expanding the Community Real Estate Initiative across all of Quebec, launching the pan-Quebec version.
• Centraide du Grand MontréalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Co-initiators of the Community Real Estate Initiative (Initiative immobilière communautaire) launched in 2021 to help community organizations access affordable premises.
• Coalition montréalaise des tables de quartiercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Co-initiators of the Community Real Estate Initiative to facilitate community organization access to suitable premises in Montreal neighborhoods.
• Fonds d'investissement de Montréal (FIM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1997
• Fiducie du Chantier de l'économie socialecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerManaging entity for the Community Real Estate Initiative, overseeing fund deployment and organizational support.
• Réseau d'investissement social du Québec (RISQ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Fondation du Grand Montréal: A major Quebec philanthropic foundation operating in the Greater Montreal area with similar grantmaking and community-development programs. Directly comparable as a regional peer foundation focused on poverty, housing and social cohesion in the same geography.
• J.W. McConnell Family Foundation: One of Canada's largest family foundations, supporting social innovation, sustainable communities and impact investing. Comparable as a large Canadian private foundation blending grants and impact-investment-style capital deployment.
• Fondation Émergence: A Quebec foundation funding community organizations and social-inclusion projects. Comparable as a Quebec-based grantmaking foundation with a community-development orientation.
• Centraide du Grand Montréal: Greater Montreal's United Way affiliate, raising and redistributing funds to community organizations addressing poverty and social exclusion in the same geography. A direct co-initiator of the Community Real Estate Initiative with overlapping beneficiary populations and partner networks.
• Fondation du Québec: A Quebec-based philanthropic foundation supporting community development, health, education and social initiatives. Directly comparable as a province-wide Quebec grantmaking foundation serving overlapping themes and beneficiary populations.

Regional players

• Calgary Foundation: A large Canadian community foundation operating in Alberta with comparable grantmaking and community-vitality programs. Comparable as a major regional community foundation model serving a different Canadian geography.
• The Winnipeg Foundation: One of Canada's oldest and largest community foundations, stewarding endowments and funding community initiatives in Manitoba. Comparable as a long-established Canadian community foundation with a similar grantmaking and field-building role in a different region.

Others

• Réseau d'investissement social du Québec (RISQ): Quebec network of social-finance and impact-investment partners. Comparable as a social-finance intermediary supporting community organizations, and a partner of the Foundation in deploying mission-based investments.
• Fiducie du Chantier de l'économie sociale: Quebec trust that manages and deploys social-economy capital, including acting as managing entity for the Community Real Estate Initiative. Comparable as a social-finance vehicle executing on the Foundation's mission-based investments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/FondationChagnon
• Facebookfacebook.com/fondationchagnon
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fondation-lucie-et-andr%C3%A9-chagnon

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Profiles4 records

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