The Jeunesses Musicales of Canada Foundation

The Jeunesses Musicales of Canada Foundation (JMCF) is this year pleased to celebrate 25 years in the service of classical music and new talent. The Foundation’s members and team are joining their efforts to support Jeunesses Musicales of Canada (JMC), a non-profit organization dedicated to the presentation of classical music—especially to youth—and to the career development of young artists both nationally and internationally.

The Foundation is especially proud to be supporting an organization devoted to youth and music that is also one of the largest performance networks in the country. With over 300 volunteers hosting its tours in both performance halls and schools from coast to coast across Canada, JMC was among the first organizations to present professional calibre concerts in regions far from major urban centres. Since it was founded in 1949, the organization has presented tens of thousands of concerts for young audiences, families, and the general public. Today, a JMC season represents over 800 concerts and 700 workshops given by more than 100 artists in some 200 venues in Ontario, Quebec, the Maritimes, and British Columbia. Total audience figures are estimated at 150,000 people—110,000 of whom are children from ages 3 to 12.

Each year, through the dynamism of its members and its current president, Mr. André Bourbeau, the Foundation contributes to the activities of JMC, without a doubt one of the crowning jewels of our country’s cultural heritage. It should also be noted that JMC is affiliated with Jeunesses Musicales Internationales.

 

Legal provisions

The Jeunesses Musicales of Canada Foundation was created on November 16, 1984 to seek funds to benefit Jeunesses Musicales of Canada.

Formed under Part II of the Canada Corporations Act, the Jeunesses Musicales of Canada Foundation is a registered charitable organization, exempt from income tax and designated as a public foundation. Its registration number (10739 1807 RR0001) authorizes it to issue receipts for tax purposes.

The goals of the Jeunesses Musicales of Canada Foundation are to:

  • Raise funds in order to create capital whose revenue will mainly and exclusively be paid out to the Jeunesses Musicales of Canada corporation and its affiliated organizations in order to help the organization and support its work.
  • Secondarily, pay out bursaries, directly from the amassed funds, to young Canadian musicians with exceptionally promising talent in order to help them perfect their musical or artistic knowledge and their performance techniques, and to provide them with the technical assistance and logistical support required to launch, start up, and pursue their music careers.
  • Receive and seek donations, bequests, subsidies, and contributions from members in the form of cash, securities, or property; administer said donations, bequests, subsidies, and contributions; and organize public or private fundraising campaigns.
  • Acquire through purchase, rental, or other means; possess; and use the fixed or movable assets required for the above-mentioned purposes.