The Foundation

Our February 15 event, “Women and Girls in Science”, aligns with this objective. This initiative, in line with the UN Day of the same name, aims to encourage equal participation of women and girls in STEM fields.  

Nearly 35 organizations have come together for this 8th edition, offering captivating demonstrations, workshops and conferences. This year's edition features four different sections spread throughout the Montréal Science Centre: the discovery Space with kiosks, demonstrations in the exhibits, hands-on workshops and conferences. Also new this year: UQÀM science bites in front of the Banquet exhibition.  

The day, which benefits the Science Centre Foundation, is presented by Amazon Web Services in collaboration with UQAM's Faculty of Science. 

Discover our eighth edition: https://bit.ly/FFdS2025 

The Foundation's annual fundraising campaign took place from November 15 to December 31, 2024. Thanks to its donors and dedicated ambassadors, the Foundation was able to raise over $15,000 with this initiative. The young minds that visit us today are the engineers, healthcare professionals, technologists, and researchers of tomorrow!

Over 600 participants cooked unusual desserts during this fundraising event. Thanks to them, as well as to our volunteers and the colorful chemist Yannick Bergeron!

The Foundation’s first virtual auction took place from October 22 to 29, 2024 and featured more than 100 lots each more varied than the next, offering everyone something unique to bid on. The entirety of the proceeds raised by this initiative allow students from less privileged schools or special needs kids to enjoy a Science Centre visit for free.

The Foundation thanks each and every one who donated and bid on items as part of this auction initiative.

In anticipation of the total solar eclipse this spring on April 8th, the Foundation put more than 20,000 special eclipse glasses on sale… and sold out a few weeks before the big day! To all those who purchased glasses, thank you for supporting the Foundation.

The Foundation directly funds the development of Science Centre’s permanent exhibitions and school programs using 90% of the funds it raises each year. Le Science Centre features five permanent exhibitions:

• Mini Mondo offers children aged 0 to 7 a fascinating and interactive custom-sized space to explore. The exhibition is designed to teach children about protecting the environment and to learn all about the physical world.
• Fabrik² is a creative workshop space designed to challenge visitors with tasks involving invention and assembly using all sorts of objects. On their own or in teams, visitors of all ages are invited to invent gadgets and assemble them using a collection of odds and ends found in the workshop space.
• Human invites visitors to explore how the human body has been transformed over thousands of years of evolution and understand why and how the human body changes over a lifetime.
• Explore offers visitors a chance to discover the science behind motion, air, light, water, geometry and matter, as well as to experiment with code, in large spaces filled with wonder, discovery, and highly interactive stations.
• Nanualuk offers an interactive expedition to the Great Canadian North. Using a connected object, visitors collect clues and some of the 21 missions in the exhibition, each dealing with a different theme related to life in the Arctic. Set off in pursuit of the legendary Nanualuk polar bear! 

Since its opening, the Science Centre and its team of educational specialists have worked at developing new educational programs in keeping with the cycle levels of Québec students:

• Rock'n' Roll Marbles (Elementary, Cycle 1)

Tourbillon invites children to build marble runs with a collection fun objects. The challenge is to make the marbles travel for the longest time possible!

• Planet of the Sense (Elementary, Cycle 1)

This workshop invites students to program Sensor, a super robot explorer, to help it discover a new habitable planet for humans.

• Shhh! It’s Story Time (Elementary, Cycle 2)

This workshop lets students bring an Indigenous tale to life by creating sound effects and lighting for the stage. The experience helps them explore the mysteries of sound and light.

• M-organ’s Journey (Elementary, Cycle 2)

Students explore the amazing human body thanks to giant interactive games and discover the inner workings of the body’s systems, including digestion, respiration, and circulation.

• Shock Wave! (Secondary, Cycle 1)

This workshop asks students to become civil engineers and build an earthquake-resistant building. They learn about protecting those living in high seismic activity areas.

The Foundation grants youths under the age of 18 and from disadvantaged backgrounds free access to the Science Centre’s permanent exhibitions. The program is divided into two sponsorship categories:

• School Group Sponsorship: Each year, the Foundation’s school group sponsorship program helps the Science Centre welcome thousands of youths from disadvantaged backgrounds. In keeping with its mission, the Foundation coordinates group visits from various community organizations, day camps, and hospitals.

• Family Sponsorship: The Foundation’s family sponsorship program offers children an opportunity to get acquainted with science and technology which in turn can increase their chances of pursuing higher education. The Foundation works with organizations that support families struggling with different issues (socioeconomic, domestic violence, children living with an illness, etc.) which in turn select families to receive annual memberships to the Science Centre.

In 2018, the Foundation funded the creation of the very first travelling program aimed at disadvantaged schools from outside the Montréal region as well as special education groups unable to offer their students school outings.

The MSC on the Road program was designed to offer school group activities beyond the Science Centre’s walls, primarily to reach students with behavioural, communication, and autism spectrum disorders.

This project’s unique offer — programming formatted specifically to meet student needs — earned the Science Centre the “Télé-Québec Coup de cœur du jury” prize in 2019 from the SMQ (Société des musées du Québec), the province’s museums organization.

Offered thanks to generous contributions from the Trottier Family Foundation and Volvo Canada.

We express our gratitude to Foundation donors and partners for their generous investments and ongoing support throughout the year 2024. 

It is thanks to their support that the Foundation can continue its work in developing world-class permanent exhibitions and offering meaningful educational programs.

• Adam Thomas
• Benoit Berthier
• Benoît Légaré
• Canada Lands Company Limited
• Christian Agbobli
• CIMA + SENC
• Cirque du Soleil Inc.   
• Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited
• Consultants techniques Technilogic inc.         
• Cybèle Robichaud
• Daniel Nadeau
• Danielle Laramee
• David Noppen
• Dominic Gagnon
• École Polytechnique de Montréal
• EnviroServices inc.      
• Fondation de Marie-Françoise et Marc Beauchamp                 
• Fondation Frontenac - Fonds Pierre Mantha  
• Fondation Nooé           
• Frank Prattico
• Gabriel Jureidini
• Génome Québec
• Groupe d'éducation et d'écosurveillance de l'eau (G3E)
• Guillaume Brunet
• Guy Harvey
• Institut de recherche en immunologie et en cancérologie de l'Université de Montréal
• Jean-Pierre Matte
• Johanne O'Malley
• K2 Studios       
• Katelynn Massicotte
• Kaye Melliship
• Kinova
• La Bande          
• La grande roue de Montréal Inc.          
• L'Oréal Canada            
• Louis-André Marceau
• Martin  Lavoie
• MDA SPACE
• Pascale Lehoux
• Pierre Cornut
• Pierre Paquin
• Pierre-Marc Mongeau
• Quantum Travaux Civils Inc.   
• Robert  Howald
• Salammbô Guévin-Hart
• Sara Arsenault
• Sleeman Breweries Ltd.
• Sophie Bélanger
• Stéphanie Dumouchel
• Substance       
• Tact Conseil    
• TELUS 
• Tim Hortons
• Theodora Alexakis
• Trottier Family Foundation 
• Troy Rainville
• Tyrolienne MTL Zipline
• Ubisoft
• Valet Parking Bob Perras Inc.  
• Vincent Aymong
• An anonymous donation has been made in memory of Kalman Krakow

Major Partners

• TELUS
• Amazon Web Services

Partner of the Foundation

• Volvo
• Energir

Collaborative Partners

• Explore Exhibition
  • Ubisoft Education
  • Pratt & Whitney

• Techno Garden 
  • Dubois Agrinovation