Role of the Beauchamp Family Foundation Fund in the funding ecosystem
The Beauchamp Family Foundation Fund was established in 2008 by the Beauchamp family, owners of Galeries Beauchamp, to channel the family’s philanthropic commitment to children and the arts in the greater Québec City area. The fund is financed primarily through a share of the profits from art sales — 3% of the profits from each work sold are donated — as well as direct contributions from clients and other donors. As a philanthropic fund hosted by Fondation Québec Philanthrope, it forms part of a broader community foundation structure that redistributes several million dollars annually to charitable organizations and scholarship recipients.
Funding themes and types of support
- Support for the arts: Each year, the fund awards an excellence prize to a Quebec painter or sculptor whose work significantly enriches the local cultural landscape. This prize includes a bursary and the opportunity to exhibit the artist’s work for a year in one of the Beauchamp art galleries.
- Support for children and youth: An annual scholarship is granted to a child from a disadvantaged neighbourhood in the greater Québec City region. This financial aid can cover extracurricular activities and, where applicable, school fees, helping to improve access to education and personal development.
- Support for community aid groups: The fund donates to mutual aid organizations whose mission is to feed children from low-income backgrounds and recreate a family environment for them. It also supports a range of charities such as Le Pignon Bleu, Le Petit Blanchon, the Sourdine Foundation, the Centre de pédiatrie sociale de Québec, Moisson Québec, Centraide, and others.
General approach to grantmaking
The Beauchamp Family Foundation Fund operates as a discretionary philanthropic vehicle rather than a formal open-call grant program. Beneficiaries are identified based on the fund’s mission to help children, support artists and reinforce community groups working in disadvantaged neighbourhoods. Within the framework provided by Fondation Québec Philanthrope, the fund can be used to make recurring contributions, targeted bursaries and recognition prizes aligned with these objectives.
Publics served and overall impact
Through its combined focus on culture and social inclusion, the fund reaches several key publics: professional artists in Quebec, school-age children from low-income families, and community organizations that fight poverty, hunger and social exclusion. Its support helps maintain specialized schools and social pediatrics services, provide food baskets and Christmas gifts, fund extracurricular activities and improve the visibility of emerging artists. By tying philanthropy directly to art sales, the Beauchamp family engages gallery clients in long-term support for the community.