Jane LeBlanc Legacy Fund

Who We are: Incorporated, Non-profit Multidisciplinary Arts Support Organization

Mission Statement: To nurture and support creative artists in New Brunswick and the Atlantic region.

Fund Purpose:
‍To advance education by providing mentorship, training and development, and workshops to creative artists from the following categories (film, photography, dance, theatre, music, craft, visual art, writing, and other art forms).

To offer programs that maximize human employment potential in the relief of poverty for creative artists from the following categories (film, photography, dance, theatre, music, craft, visual art, writing, and other art forms) by providing assistance through grants, scholarships, and other forms of financial aid.

To advance the public’s appreciation of the arts by supporting artistic presentations in public places, senior citizens homes, churches, community centres, and educational institutions.

Cat LeBlanc - Founder/President
Maureen LeBlanc - Founder, Vice-President
Tony Merzetti - Director, Treasurer

The JL Legacy Fund was created in memory of artist and adventurer Janey LeBlanc and is run by the LeBlanc family and other volunteers. The contributions come from the public, businesses, funders, arts organizations, artists in every discipline, and the LeBlanc family. 100% of the monies go back into the creative community to artists.

JL Legacy Fund resources and outreach:

For NB Resident Creatives
Creative cash awards in every artistic discipline.
One year Mentorship Engagement Program
One-on-one grantwriting and creative artist branding assistance
Support for creative community events, artists, and groups

For Atlantic Resident Creatives
Creative cash awards for directors and writers in film