The Azrieli Foundation was established in 1989 to realize and extend the philanthropic goals of the late David J. Azrieli, C.M., C.Q., M.Arch. The Azrieli Foundation is a Canadian philanthropic organization that funds, operates and partners with a wide range of initiatives and programs in the fields of scientific and medical research, education, architecture and design, the Jewish community, Holocaust commemoration and education and the arts. 

The mission of the Foundation is to empower individuals, facilitate innovative outcomes for institutions and increase knowledge and understanding in the search for practical and novel solutions.  It encourages creativity and artistry and ensures Jewish heritage, memory and a vibrant Jewish future in Israel and the diaspora.