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NGC Foundation

The National Gallery of Canada Foundation welcomes visionary philanthropists, art collectors, and corporations from across the country to work with us in support of strategic initiatives at the National Gallery of Canada.

Join us in celebrating and supporting Canada’s visual arts heritage. Learn more about the Foundation and how we help advance art research, promote dynamic national programs, and nurture the growth of the national collection for future generations.

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About the Foundation

In 1997, the National Gallery of Canada Foundation was established as a non-profit registered charity that cultivates private support in Canada and abroad, raising capital, and managing and increasing both expendable funds and an endowment, for the benefit of the National Gallery of Canada. 

With the support of the federal government, and private patronage from donors, the Gallery’s collections and programs were founded upon, and continue to be sustained by, an ongoing spirit of public-private partnership.

To date, the NGC Foundation has raised more than $60 million in financial contributions and has generated $20 million in earned revenue from sponsorships, membership, and investment income. We are also proud to have facilitated donations of art valued in excess of $40 million and the establishment of more than 25 endowments and special project funds in support of research and acquisitions.

The NGC Foundation enjoys an active engagement with its donors, whose exemplary generosity has fostered the preservation, display, and understanding of a world-class collection of visual art.

Charitable Registration Number:  87 858 0240 RR0001

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Support Us

Did you know the National Gallery of Canada is home to some of the country’s most important collections of art and photography?

Help us shape art history

Major and Special Gifts

The Foundation welcomes gifts at all levels, and is pleased to recognize the generosity of all past and current patrons. Patrons may contribute to a range of restricted and non-restricted expendable funds or endowments.

Capital Naming Opportunities — including galleries, public spaces, and exhibition halls — are also available.

Please note that the Gallery’s Membership and Circle programs, are directly managed by the National Gallery of Canada. Information on these programs are available on the Become a Member page.

$10,000,000 and above

Scotiabank

$5,000,000 to $9,999,000

The Audain Foundation (Michael J. Audain O.C., O.B.C., and Yoshiko Karasawa)

$1,000,000 to $4,999,000

American Express Foundation

Bell

Canada Council for the Arts

Coril Holdings Ltd.

Fred Fountain, C.M., L.L.D. and Elizabeth Fountain

Reesa Greenberg

The Jack Weinbaum Family Foundation

Michael and Sonja Koerner Family

The Lacey Family

RBC

Elizabeth and Donald R. Sobey and Family

TD Bank Group

The Thomson Foundation

The Volunteers of the National Gallery of Canada

$500,000 to $999,999

The Estate of Harry Michael Brindza

Charles Bronfman and the late Andrea Bronfman

Thomas d'Aquino, C.M., J.D., LL.M., LL.D. and Susan Peterson d'Aquino, M.A.

The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation

A.K. Prakash Foundation

The Estate of Elizabeth Simonfay

Sun Life Financial

Anonymous Donors

$250,000 to $499,999

BMO Financial Group

Nahum Gelber, Q.C. and Dr. Sheila Gelber

Government of Canada

The Estate of Dorothea and Margaret Graham

Imperial

Imperial Tobacco Canada Foundation

Invesco

Investors Group

The Estate of Liv‑Ellen Lockeberg

The Estate of Elsje and Paul Mandl

The Marjorie and Gerald Bronfman Foundation

Mark McCain and Caro MacDonald

Midland Walwyn

Newcourt Credit Group

Power Corporation of Canada

Carol and Morton Rapp

Jay Smith and Laura Rapp

Michael J. Tims, C.M. and Renae N. Tims

Anonymous Donors

$100,000 to $249,000

David Aisenstat

Malcolm and Robin Anthony

The Audrey and Donald Campbell Foundation

Claire et Laurent Beaudoin, C.C., O.Q.

Frances and the late Sam Belzberg

Diana Billes

Black & McDonald

Linda Black, Q.C. and the Honourable Douglas Black, Q.C.

Bombardier

Ann and Tim Bowman

The late David G. Broadhurst

Terry Burgoyne

Alice and Grant Burton

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

Chadha Family Foundation

CIBC

CN

The Daniel Langlois Foundation

N. Murray Edwards

Embassy of the United States of America

Enbridge Inc.

Export Development Canada

Margaret and Jim Fleck

Joan and Martin Goldfarb

Blake and Belinda Goldring

Ryan R. Green

Hal Jackman Foundation

Heffel Fine Art Auction House

David K. J. Heffel and Patsy Kim Heffel

Robert and Jennifer Heffel

Jim and Susan Hill

The late Michal Hornstein, C.M., G.O.Q. and the late Renata Hornstein

Rosamond Ivey

Stephen A. and Gail Jarislowsky

Judith and John C. Kerr, C.M., O.B.C., LL.D.

Hassan Khosrowshahi, C.M., O.B.C. and Nezhat Khosrowshahi

George and Karen Killy

The Estate of Inge Kramer

Steven and Lynda Latner

Leanne and George Lewis

I. David Marshall and Emylia Marshall

Dr. Kanta Marwah

Ronald P. Mathison

The late Harrison H. McCain, C.C., O.N.B.

The Honourable Margaret N. McCain and the late G. Wallace F. McCain

John and Keltie Mierins

Mary and John Nash

David Dime and Elisa Nuyten

Michael and Inna O'Brian

Myriam Ouimet and the late Dr. J. Robert Ouimet, C.M., C.Q., Ph.D., M.B.A., Ph.D. h.c., M.Sc. P.S.

Parmalat Canada Inc.

Parnassus Foundation

Peter and Joanne Brown Foundation

Don and Sheila Pether

Jean H. Picard, C.M.

Pierre Lassonde Family Foundation

Robert and Donna Poile

Pratt & Whitney Canada Private Foundation

Hartley and Heather Richardson

Nancy Richardson

Sandra and the late Joseph Rotman

Fred and Beverly Schaeffer

Richard and Nancy Self

Anne Shabaga

Eleanor and Francis Shen

Dasha Shenkman, OBE

Philip Somerville

Ronald and Janet Stern

Stonecroft Foundation for the Arts

Jean Teron and the late William Teron, O.C.

The late Dr. Shirley L. Thomson, C.C.

Arni Thorsteinson and Susan Glass

Sara Vered, C.M. and the late Zeev Vered, C.M., P.Eng

The Wesik Family

Robin and David Young

Timothy A. Young

Anonymous Donors

$25,000 to $99,999

Aimia Inc.

Alenia North America

William Anderson

Robert and Mary Pat Armstrong

The Anthony and Gladys Tyler Charitable Foundation

AT & T Canada

Paul Baay

W. Bruce C. Bailey

BGL

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Cecily and Robert Bradshaw

BC Arts Council

Canadian Natural Resources Limited

Canadian Pacific Charitable Foundation

CHC Helicopters International Inc.

Chubb Insurance Company of Canada

John Cleghorn, O.C., Pattie Cleghorn and Family

Corel Corporation

Corona Extra

Dominic D'Alessandro, O.C. and Pearl D'Alessandro

Leo and Sandra DelZotto

André Desmarais, O.C. and France Chrétien Desmarais, O.C.

Drake Hotel Properties

Embassy of France

Emmanuelle Gattuso Foundation

EnCana Corporation

The Estate of James Kellner Fitzgerald

Jackie Flanagan

Dr. Lynne Freiburger Beniot and the late F. Harvey Benoit

Brigitte and Henning Freybe

Harvey and Louise Glatt

Ira Gluskin and Maxine Granovsky Gluskin

Jane Halverson and Bruno L. Vendittelli

Dick and Lois Haskayne

H.C. Capital (Hélène Couture)

The Highbury Foundation

The Paul and Carol Hill Family

Arthur L. Irving, O.C. and Sandra Irving

Irving Oil

Jane Irwin and Ross Hill

The Jackman Foundation

James Kinnear, C.F.A., M.B. and Bridgett Eansor Kinnear

Phil Lind Private Foundation

The Estate of Barbara Joyce MacVicar

Manulife Financial

The Estate of Evelyn Henderson McAndrew

MFS McLean Budden

Viviane and Jay Mehr

The Estate of Gerald Mendel

David and Audrey Mirvish

Modelo Molson Imports L.P.

Nadir and Shabin Mohamed

The late Catherine Jean Wickenden Mooney

Nancy McCain and The Honourable Bill Morneau

Gilles and Julia Ouellette

PACART

The Estate of Arthur R. Palmer

Partners in Art

PBB Global Logistics

The Estate of Rita Anne Marie Piquet

Sandra and James Pitblado

Michael Potter

The late André Preibish

The Province of British Columbia

Rennie Foundation

Peter and Susan Restler

Rio Tinto Alcan Inc.

John C. Risley

Jan and Paul Sabourin

Leonard Schlemm

The Schulich Foundation

Gerald Sheff and Shanitha Kachan

Shell Canada

Silicon Graphics

Rob and Monique Sobey

Sotheby's Canada

Anne Stanfield

Takao Tanabe

TELUS

The Estate of Italo Tiezzi

The William and Nancy Turner Foundation

Bruno J. Wall

Anonymous Donors

$10,000 to $24,999

Amex Canada Inc.

Nichole Anderson Bergeron and Alain Bergeron

AXA Canada

The Azrieli Foundation

Peter and Sheila Bentley

Laura Brandon

Louise and the late Allen Browne

CAE Inc.

The late Frances Cameron

Canadian Museums Association

Canadian Pacific Railway

Chanonhouse Family

Christie's Canada Inc.

Claridge Homes Group of Companies

Bernard A. Courtois et Dominique Jarrige

The late David and the late Mary Culver

Bryan P. Davies

Dr. Richard Deaton and Marie Claire Pommez

The Electrical Contractors' Association of Ottawa

The Embassies of Finland, Norway and Sweden

Galerie Eric Klinkhoff

George Estey

Anouchka Freybe and Scott Connell

Glotman, Simpson Consulting Engineers

Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

Anthony and Helen Graham

grc architects

Martha Hanna

Raymond Heung

The Horne Family Charitable Foundation

Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Richard and Donna Ivey

The late Andrea Jones

Bill and Sue Kidd

Vahan and Susie Kololian

Lawrence & Company Inc.

The Luigi Liberatore Foundation

Robert F. MacLellan and Margaret MacLellan

Rob and Sandra May

Mira Godard Gallery

Nordstrom, Inc.

Tracey Novak and Scott MacDonald

Roxy Paine

Paris Neckwear Limited

The late Louise Perry

Brian Porter

Kenneth Pustai

Kim Richter and Jon Shirley

R. T. Ross Holdings Inc.

The Royal Norwegian Embassy

The Estate of Charles M. Ruggles

Shiseido Canada Inc.

SNC LAVALIN

Georgina Steinsky

The late Pierre Théberge, O.C., C.Q.

Terrence and Lisa Turner

Velan Inc.

Meeka Walsh

Welch LLP

Robin Wright and Ian Reeves

Y.P Heung Foundation

Anonymous Donors

Canada 150 Patrons

In honour of the sesquicentennial commemoration of Canadian Confederation, the National Gallery of Canada Foundation is proud to acknowledge donations received in support of the Art for the Nation 2017 initiative

Distinguished Business Leadership Circle

BMO Financial Group

Imperial

Power Corporation of Canada

RBC

Scotiabank

 

Canada 150 Visionaries

Audain Foundation

Thomas P. d’Aquino and Susan Peterson d’Aquino

Fred and Elizabeth Fountain

Reesa Greenberg

Michael and Sonja Koerner Family

Ronald and Diane Mannix

A.K. Prakash Foundation

Rennie Foundation

Donald R. Sobey Family

 

Canada 150 Benefactors

Albert and Temmy Latner Family

Robin and Malcolm Anthony

Ann and Tim Bowman

Joan and Martin Goldfarb

Hal Jackman Foundation

Jim and Susan Hill

Killy Foundation

Masters Gallery Ltd.

Don and Sheila Pether

Poile Family

Hartley and Heather Richardson

Fred and Beverly Schaeffer

Eleanor and Francis Shen

Dasha Shenkman, O.B.E.

Stonecroft Foundation for the Arts

The Jack Weinbaum Family Foundation

Robin and David Young

Art-In-Kind

A donation of fifty paintings, valued at over $20 million, by Canadian artist James Wilson Morrice (1865-1924) from the A.K. Prakash Foundation. (announced December, 2015)

A donation of tens of thousands of historically significant photographs and related artefacts, including the Matthew R. Isenburg Collection, historical and contemporary African and Asian photographs, historical Canadian and Indigenous photographs, British and French 19th-century photographs, Czech 20th-century photographs, and international photo-journalism including the remarkable Globe and Mail archives, as part of a partnership to create the Canadian Photography Institute. (announced November, 2015)

 

Founding Partners Circle

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The National Gallery of Canada Foundation was created in 1997, under the leadership of Jean-Claude Delorme, O.C.,O.Q., C.R., (1934–2006). Together, the twenty founding patrons, known as the Founding Partners’ Circle, provided the Foundation’s first endowment fund in support of the National Gallery.

The NGC Foundation is grateful to its Founding Partners’ Circle:

  • Bell
  • BMO Financial Group
  • CIBC
  • Nahum Gelber, Q.C., and Dr. Sheila Gelber
  • Michal Hornstein, C.M., O.Q., and Renata Hornstein
  • Imperial Oil Foundation
  • Imperial Tobacco Canada Foundation
  • Parnassus Foundation (Raphael and Jane Bernstein)
  • Jean H. Picard, C.M.
  • Power Corporation of Canada
  • RBC Foundation
  • Donald R. Sobey, C.M., and Beth Sobey
  • TD Bank Financial Group
  • Sara Vered, C.M., and Zeev Vered, C.M., P. Eng.

 

Our Commitment

Each year, donors to the National Gallery of Canada Foundation provide support to collection expansion, curatorial and technical research, national touring programs and other key activity areas at the Gallery. Thank you!

To ensure that our donors and prospective donors have full and ongoing confidence in the National Gallery of Canada Foundation (“the Foundation”), we make the following commitments:

  1. To strive to raise the profile of the National Gallery of Canada, nationally and internationally. In particular, to support the Gallery’s vision to bring the national collections to all Canadians, from coast to coast, and to leave a lasting legacy for future generations.
  2. To clearly describe our mission and fundraising priorities, and to update these annually in strategic consultation with the National Gallery of Canada.
  3. To become a recognized leader in philanthropy in the art museum sector, with innovative collection development strategies.
  4. To provide a thoughtful stewardship program for the Foundation, designed to cultivate long-term donor relationships and to recognize donors’ generosity in an appropriate manner.
  5. To identify members of the Foundation’s Board of Directors, and to make available the most recent financial statements of the National Gallery of Canada and the National Gallery of Canada Foundation.
  6. To provide tax receipts for the full value of all charitable donations, and to provide customized Deed of Gift agreements for all gifts in excess of $100,000. (Deed of Gift agreements are also available upon request for gifts below $100,000.)
  7. To manage specially designated restricted funds for the purposes for which they were given, and to issue annual fund summary reports where relevant.
  8. To manage invested funds with rigorous financial oversight, and with the services of a professional financial investment management firm.
  9. To offer confidential donation services and gift management, to the extent provided by law. To manage confidential personal data, including addresses and contact information with discretion, and to seek permission to transmit personal information to any third-party organization working with the Foundation.
  10. To ensure that all communication from the Foundation and the Gallery is prompt, courteous, and professional.

Tribute to our Donors

The extraordinary generosity of our donors helps build the national collection that we all share and enjoy today.

Learn more

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