Major Gifts
Whether immediate or deferred, a major gift to the Foundation enables you to provide meaningful, long-lasting support to the National Gallery of Canada.
You can make a major gift through a bequest, a grant, an endowment, or an immediate gift of money, securities, or property such as real estate or a work of art.
Some of the projects made possible by Major Gifts include:
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The acquisition of Northern Landscape, a drawing by Simon Hughes purchased in 2008 with the Joy Thomson Fund for the Acquisition of Art by Young Canadian Artists, National Gallery of Canada Foundation. |
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The acquisition of Air, a video by Pascal Grandmaison purchased in 2008 with the Joy Thomson Fund for the Acquisition of Art by Young Canadian Artists, National Gallery of Canada Foundation. |
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The acquisition of Untitled (With Round Feet), a painting by Elizabeth McIntosh purchased in 2007 with the Joy Thomson Fund for the Acquisition of Art by Young Canadian Artists, National Gallery of Canada Foundation. |
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Research residencies in Indigenous, Contemporary, European and American Art as well as the publication of Volumes IV and V of the prestigious National Gallery of Canada Review, thanks to The Donald and Beth Sobey Chief Curator’s Research Endowment. |
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| The acquisition of Theatre of Cruelty (detail), a thought-provoking immersive art installation by artist Geoffrey Farmer purchased in 2008 with the generous support of the Audain Endowment for Contemporary Canadian Art of the National Gallery of Canada Foundation. |
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The acquisition of Joe Fafard’s Running Horses (detail), purchased 2008 with the generous support of the Distinguished Patrons of the National Gallery of Canada Foundation. |
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The creation of the Distinguished Patrons of the National Gallery of Canada Foundation On Tour Endowment Fund. |
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The acquisition of A Girl, by hyper-realist sculptor Ron Mueck, thanks to Dr. Lynne Freiburger-Benoit and F. Harvey Benoit. |
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| The acquisition of David B. Milne’s Alcove (1914), and William Brymner’s In the Orchard (Spring) (1892) thanks to the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Canadian Art Fund. |
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The acquisition of Brian Jungen’s People’s Flag, thanks to the Audain Endowment for Contemporary Canadian Art. |
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The enhanced accessibility of the Gallery’s many art appreciation and educational programs to , thanks to The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation. |
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Enhanced resources for the Gallery’s , which are designed to assist teachers with planning their Gallery on-site visits and support visual arts education in the classroom, thanks to the RBC Foundation. |
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| The release of the National Gallery of Canada Review, a research publication, thanks to Donald and Beth Sobey Chief Curator’s Research Endowment. | |
We are pleased to acknowledge the generous support of all our Major Gift patrons.
To find out how you can make a major gift to the National Gallery of Canada Foundation to support the National Gallery’s endeavours, contact us at 613-241-9359. Your inquiry will be handled in a confidential manner.
