{"id":576,"date":"2021-08-17T06:33:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T10:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fondationecho.ca\/echo-foundation\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T17:01:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T21:01:38","slug":"echo-foundation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fondationecho.ca\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Echo Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"576\" class=\"elementor elementor-576 elementor-53\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7677e21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7677e21\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68442b7\" data-id=\"68442b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e02b87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e02b87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"#job-posting\">Job posting 2026!<\/a><\/h4><h1>Echo Foundation is a private charitable foundation incorporated in 1983, whose head office is in Montreal, Canada. Its two areas of interest are:<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e17d263 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e17d263\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3fc843\" data-id=\"f3fc843\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ea0281 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ea0281\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-size: 2.2rem; font-weight: 600;\">Mental health<\/span><\/h2><p>The Foundation&#8217;s mental health grants are directed at organizations located either in Montreal or Toronto, which provide frontline services to improve the quality of life of persons suffering from serious and persistent mental health problems. These include drop-in centres, residential facilities, reinsertion programs, family support services and pilot projects with the potential of improving the care and services to vulnerable persons with serious and persistent mental health problems.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/fondationecho.ca\/en\/mental-health\/\">List of mental health grants made in 2024.<\/a><\/p><h1><span style=\"font-size: 2.2rem; font-weight: 600;\">Environment<\/span><\/h1><p>The Foundation&#8217;s environment grants focus on Eastern Canada (Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces), with a priority given to the protection of natural areas of ecological importance. The Foundation also provides support, on a case-by-case basis, for a variety of other concrete endeavours designed to promote and enhance sustainable environmental practices<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/fondationecho.ca\/en\/environment\/\">List of environmental grants made in 2024.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30eb7c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30eb7c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b53e4fd\" data-id=\"b53e4fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c5c49f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c5c49f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Applying for a grant<\/h2><p>All grant requests must meet the following requirements, otherwise it will not be considered.\u00a0 Requests to Echo Foundation are to be made by addressing a letter of inquiry providing the charitable organization\u2019s history, its Revenue Canada BN\/charitable registration number, its complete mailing address, a copy of its three latest Annual Reports and financial statements, a brief description of the proposed project, the detailed project budget, the amount of the grant sought, the list of confirmed and potential project funders and the respective amount of their contribution, the name and direct telephone number of the person in charge of the project, and a list of similar projects. \u00a0Also, please note that grants awarded may not be used for political activities, and that all written correspondence with the Foundation (letters, emails, etc.) must include the sender&#8217;s complete contact information (name, position, complete mailing address, direct telephone number), otherwise we will not be able to respond to the correspondence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a7fdf5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a7fdf5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"contact\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7250058\" data-id=\"7250058\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e03b9f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e03b9f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>To contact us<\/h2><p><strong>Echo Foundation<\/strong><br \/>1350 Sherbrooke St. West, Suite 1050<br \/>Montr\u00e9al QC H3G 1J1<br \/>Attn.: M. Kevin Leonard, Executive Director<\/p><p>Telephone: (514) 843-5112<br \/>Fax: (514) 843-4080<br \/><span style=\"font-size: 18.75px; color: var( --e-global-color-327743b );\">Email: <a href=\"mailto:kleonard@echofoundation.ca\">kleonard@echofoundation.ca<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64a1979 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64a1979\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"job-posting\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e299c39\" data-id=\"e299c39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b134baa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b134baa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"job-posting\">\u00a0<\/div><h2>Job Posting 2026<\/h2><p><strong>Two Passions One Job \/ <\/strong>Echo Foundation is hiring<\/p><p>You care about the <strong>environment<\/strong> and<strong> mental health services<\/strong>, Echo Foundation has a job that might be of interest to you. If this job is not the right fit for you, we would be grateful if you would forward this opportunity to someone you hold in high esteem who might be interested \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/fondationecho.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Echo-Foundation-Job-Posting-Grants-Manager-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" download=\"\">Download The Job Description Here<\/a>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Job posting 2026! Echo Foundation is a private charitable foundation incorporated in 1983, whose head office is in Montreal, Canada. 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