Commitments / About / Commitments Rooted in justice for the living, our commitment extends beyond funding. We support communities in action through financial support, support when requested, and strategic monitoring to ensure that our investments are consistent with our mission. We recognize that our voice can be an important lever for social struggles. Therefore, we take a stand on major issues in response to requests of the groups we support, anchored in our responsibility, linked to our positionality, and exercising our duty of solidarity. Our Commitment Framework We have established a commitment framework that guides our positions and involvement. This framework defines our principles, our intervention criteria, and our decision-making process. It aims to ensure that our commitments remain consistent with our mission and the needs of the communities with which we work. Prises de position Depuis plusieurs années, nous avons pris position et agi concrètement sur divers enjeux sociaux, économiques et environnementaux. Nos engagements se manifestent de différentes façons : appui public aux démarches des groupes, signature de lettres ouvertes et de pétitions, participation à des rassemblements et manifestations, et, lorsque nécessaire, révision de nos investissements. Ces actions témoignent de notre volonté d’amplifier les voix des groupes que nous soutenons et de contribuer activement à des transformations structurelles. 5 November 2026 In Quebec, student associations are calling for a strike and collective mobilization from November 9 to 13. Their demands include reforming the student financial assistance program (AFE) to reflect the actual cost of living, as well as reinvesting public funds in higher education, student services, and learning conditions to strengthen access to quality education. These demands echo those raised by young people in various parts of the world. Although the contexts and forms of mobilization differ, they reflect shared concerns about the conditions necessary to learn, live with dignity, and participate fully in society, against a backdrop of economic insecurity, structural inequalities, and social and ecological crises. For students experiencing intersecting forms of economic insecurity and discrimination, these barriers compound one another, further undermining their ability to pursue their education and envision a future for themselves. Through our philanthropic work, we are seeing educational institutions increasingly turn to private funding to meet a range of needs, some of which relate directly to the fundamental conditions required for learning and accessing education. This reality calls on us to question the growing role philanthropy may play in financing needs that are, first and foremost, a public responsibility. Philanthropy can help strengthen collective capacities and support complementary initiatives, but it cannot sustainably compensate for inadequate public funding or replace the responsibilities of the state. Access to quality education and the material conditions necessary to pursue one’s studies must remain central public priorities. Student mobilization reminds us that democracy extends beyond elections. It also rests on freedom of expression, freedom of peaceful assembly, freedom of association, and the ability to collectively challenge the policies and decisions that shape our society. Debates surrounding methods of mobilization must not overshadow the underlying demands. Public institutions have a responsibility to ensure accessible and meaningful spaces for dialogue, recognize the legitimacy of student participation, and provide concrete, structural responses to the issues raised. Disagreement and peaceful protest are integral to democratic life and cannot, in themselves, justify excluding those who mobilize from public dialogue. As a Foundation committed to social and environmental justice, we stand in solidarity with students mobilizing for more accessible education, dignified learning conditions, and public funding that meets actual needs. Without speaking on behalf of students, we seek to help ensure that their demands are fully recognized, taken seriously, and heard as matters of broader societal concern that require concrete responses commensurate with our collective responsibility. Students are not merely the citizens of tomorrow. They are already active participants in democratic life and must be able to contribute to decisions that affect their living and learning conditions. A more just society is not built by asking young people to wait their turn, but by recognizing their rights, their voices, and their capacity for collective action today. Fondation Beati 20 March 2026 Beati Foundation expresses its full and unequivocal solidarity with community organizations across Quebec that are currently mobilizing as part of the “Le communautaire à boutte!” movement, in a context of chronic underfunding and increasing structural pressures on the social safety net. Day after day, these organizations sustain an essential social safety net, often with insufficient resources. Year after year, needs continue to grow, teams are exhausted, and prospects for improvement remain uncertain. The current mobilization, including the strike announced from March 23 to April 2, reflects an untenable situation. We recognize that our society relies heavily on the strength, expertise, and commitment of the community sector. In a context where the state is withdrawing from its social responsibilities and shifting increasing pressure onto community organizations, it is all the more essential to reaffirm that adequate funding, recognition, and the long-term sustainability of the community sector are прежде and foremost the responsibility of the state. As a Foundation, we refuse to substitute for this role, while acknowledging our responsibility to act in a coherent and committed manner. This includes, in particular: Strengthening our support for unrestricted funding, to enable organizations to carry out their work according to their own priorities; Reducing administrative requirements and reporting mechanisms, so that resources can be directed where they have the greatest impact; Fully recognizing the autonomy of organizations and their expertise rooted in the realities of their communities; Contributing, within our means, to more just and sustainable conditions for those who carry out this essential work. We fully recognize and support the demands put forward by the movement: decent working conditions, sufficient and stable funding, full recognition, and the protection of community sector autonomy. These demands are legitimate. They are necessary. We reaffirm our commitment to stand actively and sustainably alongside the community sector, fully assuming our role and responsibilities. Because a strong social safety net cannot rest on the exhaustion of those who uphold it. To support or join the movement: https://aboutte.info/ Fondation Beati Community Networks We believe in the power of alliances and collaborations to reinforce social and environmental struggles. That is why we join networks aligned with our values, based on the needs and dynamics of ongoing struggles that affect the groups we support. These commitments are made with the conviction that responsible, committed, and solidarity-based philanthropy is an essential lever for a more just and equitable society.
5 November 2026 In Quebec, student associations are calling for a strike and collective mobilization from November 9 to 13. Their demands include reforming the student financial assistance program (AFE) to reflect the actual cost of living, as well as reinvesting public funds in higher education, student services, and learning conditions to strengthen access to quality education. These demands echo those raised by young people in various parts of the world. Although the contexts and forms of mobilization differ, they reflect shared concerns about the conditions necessary to learn, live with dignity, and participate fully in society, against a backdrop of economic insecurity, structural inequalities, and social and ecological crises. For students experiencing intersecting forms of economic insecurity and discrimination, these barriers compound one another, further undermining their ability to pursue their education and envision a future for themselves. Through our philanthropic work, we are seeing educational institutions increasingly turn to private funding to meet a range of needs, some of which relate directly to the fundamental conditions required for learning and accessing education. This reality calls on us to question the growing role philanthropy may play in financing needs that are, first and foremost, a public responsibility. Philanthropy can help strengthen collective capacities and support complementary initiatives, but it cannot sustainably compensate for inadequate public funding or replace the responsibilities of the state. Access to quality education and the material conditions necessary to pursue one’s studies must remain central public priorities. Student mobilization reminds us that democracy extends beyond elections. It also rests on freedom of expression, freedom of peaceful assembly, freedom of association, and the ability to collectively challenge the policies and decisions that shape our society. Debates surrounding methods of mobilization must not overshadow the underlying demands. Public institutions have a responsibility to ensure accessible and meaningful spaces for dialogue, recognize the legitimacy of student participation, and provide concrete, structural responses to the issues raised. Disagreement and peaceful protest are integral to democratic life and cannot, in themselves, justify excluding those who mobilize from public dialogue. As a Foundation committed to social and environmental justice, we stand in solidarity with students mobilizing for more accessible education, dignified learning conditions, and public funding that meets actual needs. Without speaking on behalf of students, we seek to help ensure that their demands are fully recognized, taken seriously, and heard as matters of broader societal concern that require concrete responses commensurate with our collective responsibility. Students are not merely the citizens of tomorrow. They are already active participants in democratic life and must be able to contribute to decisions that affect their living and learning conditions. A more just society is not built by asking young people to wait their turn, but by recognizing their rights, their voices, and their capacity for collective action today. Fondation Beati
20 March 2026 Beati Foundation expresses its full and unequivocal solidarity with community organizations across Quebec that are currently mobilizing as part of the “Le communautaire à boutte!” movement, in a context of chronic underfunding and increasing structural pressures on the social safety net. Day after day, these organizations sustain an essential social safety net, often with insufficient resources. Year after year, needs continue to grow, teams are exhausted, and prospects for improvement remain uncertain. The current mobilization, including the strike announced from March 23 to April 2, reflects an untenable situation. We recognize that our society relies heavily on the strength, expertise, and commitment of the community sector. In a context where the state is withdrawing from its social responsibilities and shifting increasing pressure onto community organizations, it is all the more essential to reaffirm that adequate funding, recognition, and the long-term sustainability of the community sector are прежде and foremost the responsibility of the state. As a Foundation, we refuse to substitute for this role, while acknowledging our responsibility to act in a coherent and committed manner. This includes, in particular: Strengthening our support for unrestricted funding, to enable organizations to carry out their work according to their own priorities; Reducing administrative requirements and reporting mechanisms, so that resources can be directed where they have the greatest impact; Fully recognizing the autonomy of organizations and their expertise rooted in the realities of their communities; Contributing, within our means, to more just and sustainable conditions for those who carry out this essential work. We fully recognize and support the demands put forward by the movement: decent working conditions, sufficient and stable funding, full recognition, and the protection of community sector autonomy. These demands are legitimate. They are necessary. We reaffirm our commitment to stand actively and sustainably alongside the community sector, fully assuming our role and responsibilities. Because a strong social safety net cannot rest on the exhaustion of those who uphold it. To support or join the movement: https://aboutte.info/ Fondation Beati