The Lucie and André Chagnon Foundation
The Lucie and André Chagnon Foundation is a private registered charity. Its mission is to prevent poverty by promoting educational success in Quebec of children from infancy through age 17. The Foundation received a $1.4 billion contribution of capital in the year 2000 and reported assets of slightly more than $2 billion in 2021. As of 2022, the organization was supporting over 170 initiatives throughout Quebec. It is one of the largest private foundations in Canada. (See also Canadian Foundations; Charities.)