Spotlight Welcoming New Members Welcome to our 17 new members in 2022! Showcasing the diversity of our network, with representation across the country, as well as foundation type, size, and approach, each of our new members is doing innovating work with positive impacts across a variety of sectors and regions in Canada and beyond. PFC Annual Report 2022 Welcoming New Members Balsam Foundation A private foundation working to galvanize the potential of our communities by supporting systems of care and community assets for the well-being of children and families. Paul Barber Foundation A new private foundation established in 2021, dedicated to improving the lives of Canadians by supporting transformational life-changing programmes, with a focus on women’s enablement, youth assistance, and support for the arts. Definity Insurance Foundation A national philanthropic organization that works with charitable partners across Canada to address the roots and impacts of inequality through initiatives that address barriers to good health, socio-economic opportunity, and climate-related challenges. The Foundation prioritizes initiatives that are led by and work directly with Black, Indigenous, other racialized peoples, with an eye to including women and youth at the intersection of these identities. Equality Fund The Equality Fund is a new model for sustainable investment in global feminist movements. It unites gender-lens investing, bold government funding, and powerful, multi-sector philanthropy to unlock new capital for women’s rights organizations and movements. The Equality Fund is transforming the way that resources—and power—flow into the hands of girls, women, and trans people worldwide. Fondation de la Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec A public foundation which aims to concretely improve the lives of natural caregivers in Quebec. The Foundation supports the actions of organizations and helps to set up, maintain and improve resources that meet the current needs of caregivers and the healthcare network. Fondation Yvan Morin A private family foundation whose mission is to help reduce poverty by focusing on the empowerment and rehabilitation of individuals. Nikean Foundation Private foundation that is one of the world’s leading charities funding clinical research and educational programming focused on the advancement of psychedelic medicine for mental health, supporting psychedelic science and clinical deployment. Otto and Marie Pick Charitable Foundation Private foundation committed to improving opportunities for children and youth, supporting organizations that enhance quality of life through education, physical and mental health, food security and recreational programs Ronald S Roadburg Foundation A private foundation established in 2021, with an array of impact areas including: strengthening and securing the Jewish community and other at-risk communities; empowering populations adversely or disproportionately affected by circumstance or social inequities; and responding to complex social challenges, currently focusing on addictions and the climate emergency. Sifton Family Foundation A foundation committed to enhancing the lives of people in need, especially children, youth and their families, as well as persons with disabilities and seniors, through supporting inclusive initiatives that foster learning, play and the overall well-being of communities. The Sonor Foundation Private foundation that invests in smart and creative leaders, good ideas and transformative impact. A signature program is a $1.5M investment into trans and gender diverse communities across Canada. Srinarayanathas Foundation Srinarayanathas Foundation is a private foundation with a hundred-year legacy that provides holistic, sustainable support to organizations focused on improving outcomes for underrepresented communities and communities of colour in Canada. The Law Foundation of British Columbia An organization with funding programs and projects throughout BC to benefit the public in the areas including legal education, legal research, legal aid, law reform, and law libraries. The Maytree Foundation Private foundation that works to advance systemic solutions to poverty through a human rights approach. They support non-profit organizations, their leaders, and people they work with by developing and sharing knowledge across the non-profit sector and governments, strengthening leadership capacity, and mobilizing action to secure economic and social rights for all. Vancity Community Foundation Public community foundation bringing community together to build a thriving community founded on cooperative principles of social justice, financial inclusion and environmental sustainability. Walter J. Blackburn Foundation private foundation that funds capital needs for charitable organizations in the fields of healthcare, social services, the arts, education and the environment, focusing on Southwestern Ontario.
Balsam Foundation A private foundation working to galvanize the potential of our communities by supporting systems of care and community assets for the well-being of children and families.
Paul Barber Foundation A new private foundation established in 2021, dedicated to improving the lives of Canadians by supporting transformational life-changing programmes, with a focus on women’s enablement, youth assistance, and support for the arts.
Definity Insurance Foundation A national philanthropic organization that works with charitable partners across Canada to address the roots and impacts of inequality through initiatives that address barriers to good health, socio-economic opportunity, and climate-related challenges. The Foundation prioritizes initiatives that are led by and work directly with Black, Indigenous, other racialized peoples, with an eye to including women and youth at the intersection of these identities.
Equality Fund The Equality Fund is a new model for sustainable investment in global feminist movements. It unites gender-lens investing, bold government funding, and powerful, multi-sector philanthropy to unlock new capital for women’s rights organizations and movements. The Equality Fund is transforming the way that resources—and power—flow into the hands of girls, women, and trans people worldwide.
Fondation de la Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec A public foundation which aims to concretely improve the lives of natural caregivers in Quebec. The Foundation supports the actions of organizations and helps to set up, maintain and improve resources that meet the current needs of caregivers and the healthcare network.
Fondation Yvan Morin A private family foundation whose mission is to help reduce poverty by focusing on the empowerment and rehabilitation of individuals.
Nikean Foundation Private foundation that is one of the world’s leading charities funding clinical research and educational programming focused on the advancement of psychedelic medicine for mental health, supporting psychedelic science and clinical deployment.
Otto and Marie Pick Charitable Foundation Private foundation committed to improving opportunities for children and youth, supporting organizations that enhance quality of life through education, physical and mental health, food security and recreational programs
Ronald S Roadburg Foundation A private foundation established in 2021, with an array of impact areas including: strengthening and securing the Jewish community and other at-risk communities; empowering populations adversely or disproportionately affected by circumstance or social inequities; and responding to complex social challenges, currently focusing on addictions and the climate emergency.
Sifton Family Foundation A foundation committed to enhancing the lives of people in need, especially children, youth and their families, as well as persons with disabilities and seniors, through supporting inclusive initiatives that foster learning, play and the overall well-being of communities.
The Sonor Foundation Private foundation that invests in smart and creative leaders, good ideas and transformative impact. A signature program is a $1.5M investment into trans and gender diverse communities across Canada.
Srinarayanathas Foundation Srinarayanathas Foundation is a private foundation with a hundred-year legacy that provides holistic, sustainable support to organizations focused on improving outcomes for underrepresented communities and communities of colour in Canada.
The Law Foundation of British Columbia An organization with funding programs and projects throughout BC to benefit the public in the areas including legal education, legal research, legal aid, law reform, and law libraries.
The Maytree Foundation Private foundation that works to advance systemic solutions to poverty through a human rights approach. They support non-profit organizations, their leaders, and people they work with by developing and sharing knowledge across the non-profit sector and governments, strengthening leadership capacity, and mobilizing action to secure economic and social rights for all.
Vancity Community Foundation Public community foundation bringing community together to build a thriving community founded on cooperative principles of social justice, financial inclusion and environmental sustainability.
Walter J. Blackburn Foundation private foundation that funds capital needs for charitable organizations in the fields of healthcare, social services, the arts, education and the environment, focusing on Southwestern Ontario.