Michaëlle Jean Foundation

{{Short description|Canadian non-profit organization}}

The Michaëlle Jean Foundation is a non-profit organization established by former Governor General of Canada Michaëlle Jean upon her retirement from that position in 2010. Its aim is to collaborate with other Canadian organizations across Canada to work with disadvantaged youth and effect change in their communities through the arts.{{cite web |url=http://www.fmjf.ca/who-we-are/mission/ |title=Mission {{!}} Fondation Michaëlle Jean Foundation |website=www.fmjf.ca |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626023317/http://www.fmjf.ca/who-we-are/mission/ |archive-date=2012-06-26}} The co-presidents of the foundation are Michaëlle Jean and her husband Jean-Daniel Lafond who also is CEO.{{cite web |url=http://www.fmjf.ca/who-we-are/our-team/our-founders/ |title=Our Founders and Co-Presidents | Fondation Michaëlle Jean Foundation |accessdate=2012-04-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213174358/http://www.fmjf.ca/who-we-are/our-team/our-founders |archivedate=2012-12-13 }}

The foundation was established with a contribution of $3 million as by the Canadian Crown-in-Council as a legacy gift and is further funded by private donations, with up to $7 million in matching funds to be provided by the federal Department of Canadian Heritage.{{cite news|title=Legacy gift for Jean worth as much as $10M|url=https://vancouversun.com/news/Legacy+gift+Jean+worth+much/3608698/story.html|accessdate=April 28, 2012|newspaper=Vancouver Sun|date=October 1, 2010}}{{cite web |url=http://www.fmjf.ca/who-we-are/our-history/ |title=Our History {{!}} Fondation Michaëlle Jean Foundation |website=www.fmjf.ca |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626024236/http://www.fmjf.ca/who-we-are/our-history/ |archive-date=2012-06-26}}