RONA inc.: Our communities

Discover the RONA Foundation

At RONA, we firmly believe in the importance of giving back to the communities that welcome us and have helped our company prosper for nearly 85 years. With this in mind, we launched the RONA Foundation in 1998 to oversee all philanthropic activities carried out by the RONA inc. network. Each year, the Foundation is actively involved in supporting non-profit organizations that are making a significant impact in their communities.

Mission

The RONA Foundation contributes to improving the quality of life of Canadians in need by revitalizing their living environments or making it easier to access housing. In particular, it aims to help victims of domestic violence and their children, low-income families, and people with disabilities or mental health issues.

Board of Directors

The Director of the RONA Foundation works alongside a Board of Directors made up of RONA leaders. Its members are driven by the desire to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable Canadians.

Meet the board members

Our campaigns

Build from the Heart

The goal of the RONA Foundation's Build from the Heart program is to provide financial support to non-profits that have a project aimed at revitalizing a living environment or making it easier to access housing for victims of domestic violence and their children, low-income families and people with disabilities or mental health issues. A total of $1,000,000 was awarded in 2024 to seven nonprofit organizations to support their projects.

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Home Sweet Home

The Home Sweet Home campaign enables our employees to get involved in their communities by supporting a non-profit organization of their choice, in line with the RONA Foundation’s mission. Throughout the month of September, employees raise funds in-store to enable these organizations to carry out a construction or renovation project. This initiative is aimed specifically at supporting low-income families, victims of domestic violence and people with disabilities or mental health issues.

The RONA Foundation in 2023

25 years of existence

3.2M

More than $3.2M presented to communities

250

250 locations participated to our campaigns

300

Close to 300 organizations supported

Some organizations we support

Vero & Louis Foundation

In 2018, RONA committed to present $1.5M to the Fondation Véro & Louis, the first major donation for this foundation. Since then, our two organizations partnered together closely, which led to the inauguration of the first Véro & Louis house in June of 2021.

Tour CIBC Charles-Bruneau

Since 2018, we have been supporting the Charles-Bruneau Foundation as a partner of the Tour CIBC Charles-Bruneau. Thanks to the generosity of our RONA+ and RONA customers and the involvement of the cyclists part of the RONA team, we presented the Charles-Bruneau Foundation over $4,000,000 to support pediatric cancer research, making a difference in the lives of thousands of children.

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Boucherville soccer club

As one of the main partners of the Boucherville soccer club, we are proud to encourage local sports and healthy lifestyles.

Habitat for Humanity

The RONA Foundation is a partner of Habitat for Humanity Canada since 2007. In 2023, as part of the Home Sweet Home campaign, 35 RONA stores across the country joined forces to donate a record $106,336 to Habitat for Humanity Canada, an organization that helps low-income families achieve home ownership.

Donation request

The RONA Foundation's community investments are made through our two annual campaigns. For this reason, we are currently not accepting spontaneous requests for donations.