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Spotlight on Investors: The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation
8-Apr-2019 4:32:53 PM
John Wilson McConnell, a Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded the McConnell Foundation in 1937. The Montreal-based organization seeks to address social, cultural and environmental challenges through the use of impact investing and philanthropic grants. As of December 31st 2017, the Foundation had CA $650 million of assets under management.
The Foundation focuses on the following areas: Sustainable Food, Health, Arts and Culture, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Affordable Housing, Civic Assets, Energy, Water and Indigenous Communities. By 2020, the McConnell Foundation seeks to invest 10% of its assets in impact investments. The organization invests for impact in two ways: Mission-Related Investments (investments aligned with the Foundation's mission and expected to have market or above-market returns) and Program-Related Investments (investments that further specific program objectives and that have a tolerance for below-market returns).
