For a resilient, inclusive and sustainable society. The McConnell Foundation is a private Canadian foundation that contributes to diverse and innovative approaches to address community resilience, reconciliation, and climate change through funding and investment partnerships, capacity strengthening, convening and collaboration.
Focus Areas
Community resilience / CommunitiesReconciliationClimateCapacity StrengtheningMontreal
Who They Fund
community-led groups and grassroots organizationsIndigenous peoples and communitiesnonprofit organizations and sector actors (capacity needs)Montreal-based communities and organizations
Funding Style
community-led funding
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$0
Total Assets
$477.4M
Total Revenue
$54.1M
Total Expenses
$31.1M
Geographic Reach
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capacity building / nonprofit sector strengthening
program development / opportunity funds (flexible support)
place-based funding (Montreal-focused)
Topics
community resilience and inclusive community developmentreconciliation with Indigenous communitiesclimate action and adaptationsector building for the nonprofit ecosystemprogram development and pilot/seed initiativescapacity strengthening for community organizations
Latest 990 Filing
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Recent Grants
No grant history is available for this foundation yet.
Open Grant Opportunities
Current and upcoming funding from J W Mcconnell Family Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Open nowRolling / open intakeAward: Varies
Communities Focus Area
Communities
Who can apply: Canadian qualified donees (such as registered charities or municipalities), non-profit organizations, and non-qualified donees are eligible if the activities align with the Foundation's funding priorities and take place in Canada. The Foundation primarily supports community-led organizations and does not fund purely academic research.
Deadline: No application deadlines; applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
Who can apply: Montreal-based organizations. Funding is available for capital campaigns and the revitalization of heritage buildings for use by the social sector. Applications are reviewed yearly in the spring.
Deadline: No fixed deadline; annual spring review cycle.
Who can apply: Projects must align with at least one of the climate funding strategies and be based in Canada. The Foundation does not fund certain activities such as nature-based climate solutions, academic research, or projects outside Canada.
Deadline: No application deadlines; applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
Who can apply: Priority is given to Indigenous-led organizations and Indigenous communities. Applicants should indicate which NIES Calls to Economic Prosperity the project links to, if applicable.
Deadline: No application deadlines; applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
Climate mitigation solutionsEquity, Diversity and InclusionClimate finance
Who can apply: Applicants must be eligible Canadian organizations whose work aligns with one of the Climate funding strategies. The Foundation does not support projects outside Canada, academic research, carbon capture and storage in oil and gas, carbon removal technologies, nature-based climate solutions, carbon offsets, climate adaptation, or retrofits of industrial/commercial buildings.
Deadline: No fixed deadlines; applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis when the portal is open.
Montreal community supportCapital campaignsHeritage building revitalization
Who can apply: Available to Montreal-based organizations. Funding is for major campaign support and revitalization of heritage buildings for use by charities and nonprofits.
Deadline: No fixed deadline; applications are reviewed yearly in the spring.
Deadlines and eligibility are summarized from public sources and may change — always confirm the details on the funder's official application page before applying.