Impact in action
From coast to coast to coast, the Azrieli Foundation supports programs and initiatives across Canada in: education, healthcare, science and research, Holocaust education and legacy, neurodevelopment and neurodiverse initiatives, community, caregiving and music, arts and culture.
Philanthropy redefined
Step into Naomi Azrieli’s office and the walls quickly reveal they’re holding more than decoration—they tell the story of her 20 years of leadership at the Azrieli Foundation.
Community without borders
From Lisbon to London, Berlin and beyond, Azrieli Foundation staff travel the world in their roles as thought leaders and subject matter experts in their fields.
Against all odds
The Azrieli Foundation is ensuring new Canadians get the support they need to build a life in Canada.
Dave Yasvinski
Cultivating excellence
The Azrieli Fellows Program has created a vibrant international network for the world’s best scientists and scholars.
Elizabeth Chorney-Booth
Giving life to stories
The Azrieli Foundation’s Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Program brings survivors’ words into classrooms, shaping how students learn the past.
Glynis Ratcliffe
Brain trust
A collaborative approach to neuroscience is starting to produce results no single lab could achieve alone
Dave Yasvinski
Caring for the caregivers
Caregivers power the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence through passion and life experience.
Elizabeth Chorney-Booth
In perfect harmony
When music education is well supported, students learn to flourish.
Glynis Ratcliffe
Common ground
In Israel, mental health and addiction are rarely treated together. A new centre aims to change that.
Wendy Jain
Ready to work
For neurodiverse young people, early work experience builds confidence, independence and a path forward—when someone opens the door.
Darah Hansen
Inspired by Jewish values
The day-to-day work, activities and decisions of the staff at the Azrieli Foundation are guided by foundational Jewish values, including: kindness, compassion, dignity and ‘tikkun olam’ (repairing the world).
The Azrieli Foundation is strictly apolitical. As a registered charity, the Azrieli Foundation does not engage in or fund any partisan political activities.
Charitable Registration Number: 892425166RR0001
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