Our Foundation | BGC Canada

Our Foundation

The BGC Canada Foundation Board was originally established in 1968 to oversee the Boys Clubs of Canada Endowment Fund.  This fund was the result of a major capital fundraising campaign to create a $1,000,000 endowment as a permanent financial resource for national operations. The Endowment Fund updated its name in 1983 to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada Endowment Fund, and in 1995 became the Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada Foundation.

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada Foundation oversees endowment funds, scholarships, and the J.W. McConnell Trust Fund. View the Foundation’s financial statements for 2023, 2022, and 2021.

Board of Trustees

Deirdre McMurdy

Deirdre McMurdy

Chair

Peerage Capital

Felix Wu

Felix Wu

Secretary

David Mather

David Mather

Treasurer

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Nadia Hamilton

Nadia Hamilton

Board Member

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David Renwick

David Renwick

Board Member

Bonny Van Rest

Bonny Van Rest

Trustee

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Allan Lindsay

Allan Lindsay

Trustee

President, M&M Food Market

BGC Canada acknowledges that our work spans many Territories and Treaty areas and we are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are with us today, those who have gone before us and the youth that continuously inspire us in the work that we do. BGC Canada’s mission statement is to provide safe, supportive places where children and youth can experience new opportunities, overcome barriers, build positive relationships, and develop confidence and skills for life. We recognize that these values are impossible to attain without the ongoing guidance and partnership with Indigenous peoples.

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