Alberta Ecotrust Foundation (Calgary)
The Alberta Ecotrust is an environmental grantmaking foundation created through the cooperative efforts of a number of founding corporations and environmental, non-governmental organizations. The Alberta Ecotrust provides financial support to non-profit community and environmental groups for practical and educational projects that involve public participation and benefit the natural environment.
Alberta Foundation for the Arts (Edmonton)
The mission of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts is to assist all Albertans to fully participate in the cultural life of the province. A beneficiary of Lottery Fund proceeds, the AFA reports to the Minister of Community Development. The Board is responsible for the disbursement of grants, prizes, competitions, and program contacts; and acquiring, exhibiting, and preserving art. Administrative, consultative and technical support is provided by the Arts, Recreation and Libraries Branch.
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) (Edmonton)
We support a community of researchers who generate knowledge that improves the health and quality of life of Albertans and people throughout the world. Our long-term commitment is to fund basic, patient and health research based on international standards of excellence and carried out by new and established investigators and researchers in training.
Alberta Historical Resources Foundation (AHRF) (Edmonton)
The goal of the AHRF is to support community-based heritage initiatives including historical building restoration, research and publications, educational projects, historical markers, and area conservation. The foundation also provides operational funding to several major provincial heritage organizations dealing with museums, archives, history and genealogy.
Alberta Real Estate Foundation (Calgary)
The foundation supports real estate initiatives which benefit the industry and the people of Alberta. It is funded by interest earned on real estate brokers' pooled trust accounts. It uses these funds to: promote and undertake the education of related professionals and the public in respect of the real estate industry; law reform and research in respect of the real estate industry other projects and activities to advance and improve the real estate industry.
Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation(Edmonton)
The Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks & Wildlife Foundation was formed as a result of the merger between the Alberta Sport Council and the Recreation, Parks & Wildlife Foundation. Its mission is to facilitate and enhance activities, lifestyles and legacies through the development of active partnerships in sport, recreation, parks and wildlife programs.
Max Bell Foundation (Calgary)
The foundation reflects the spirit of its founder by challenging Canadians to use private sector initiative and entrepreneurship to improve their society. Current program priorities include health, education and communication.
Calgary Foundation (Calgary)
Exists to encourage the increased flow of resources to community needs, to create and manage permanent endowment funds to meet those needs and to respond to emerging needs that come with changing times.
Calgary Region Arts Foundation (Calgary)
Works to promote, support and encourage the development of, the arts in the City of Calgary as the body responsible for the distribution of municipal funds to local non-profit arts organizations.
Community Foundation of Greater Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie)
The foundation inspires philanthropy by providing a way for anyone to leave a lasting legacy to the community through permanent endowment building, responsible grants, and leadership to meet community needs today, tomorrow and forever.
Drayton Valley Community Foundation (Drayton Valley)
The mission of the foundation is to provide for the changing needs and enhance the quality of life of our community by securing and managing our community leadership and financial resources.
Edmonton Community Foundation (Edmonton)
Exists to help the people of Edmonton and area by encouraging philanthropy and funding charitable activities. Through contributions from donors, the Foundation assembles and administers permanent pools of capital so the returns can be perpetually reinvested in the community.
Junior League of Edmonton (Edmonton)
An organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.
Lethbridge Community Foundation (Lethbridge)
For 30 years, this foundation has been building and endowment fund and offering grants to community groups in the Lethbridge area.
Mayerthorpe Area Community Foundation (Mayerthorpe)
This broadly based community foundation serves the areas of Mayerthorpe, Sangudo, Rochfort Bridge, Cherhill, Blue Ridge, Anselmo, Counties of Lac Ste. Anne & Woodlands, Alberta
Medicine Hat Community Foundation (Medicine Hat)
Our mission is to improve the quality of life for the people of South Eastern Alberta by developing permanent endowments, making responsible grants, and inspiring community leadership.
Muttart Foundation (The) (Edmonton)
The Foundation considers applications from registered charitable organizations in Alberta, Saskatchewan, the western Northwest Territories and Yukon. The Foundation invites applications for support of projects or organizations that relate to the three priority areas it has identified: Children and Youth; Aboriginal Education; A More Effective Charitable Sector.
Nickle Family Foundation (Calgary)
The foundation's goal is to strengthen the community by funding non-profit organizations in Alberta which excel at serving important community needs. Funding priorities change over time in response to the Directors' perceptions of need within the community. The foundation funds broadly across the sectors of social services, culture, education and health. In recent years social services has been a strong focus.
Suncor Energy Foundation (Calgary)
The foundation focuses on: environmental issues of major national and local concern; programs that provide education in the scientific and technological fields; and general programs in the communities where Suncor employees and retirees live, work and play.
Wild Rose Foundation (Edmonton)
A lottery funded agency created by the Government of Alberta. The foundation provides funding to volunteer, non-profit organizations that provide valuable services to Albertans; fosters and promotes the use of volunteers, and assists those who volunteer or use the services of volunteers in Alberta; and, promotes charitable, philanthropic, humanitarian, or public spirited acts or to assist those who perform them.

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Abbotsford Foundation (Abbotsford)
This community foundation supports a wide range of programs and activities in the Abbotsford, B.C. area.
Bowen Island Community Foundation (Bowen Island)
Our mission is to enrich the quality of life on Bowen Island by providing a way for individuals and organizations with varied interests and levels of giving to contribute back to their community, both during and after their lifetime.
Canucks for Kids Fund (Vancouver)
The foundation provides much needed support to children’s charities, education and grassroots hockey programs. With the on-going help of individuals and corporate partners, the foundation works with Canucks players and management to have a positive impact in the community.
Comox Valley Community Foundation (Courtenay)
This BC community foundation supports a wide range of community projects and offers a lasting way for residents of the Comox Valley area to contribute to the betterment of their region.
Endswell Foundation (Vancouver)
Endswell works to be a catalyst for positive change. Through a strategic selection process, we invest charitable dollars in what we feel are the most effective and visionary environmental groups in BC, working on issues with the greatest potential to leverage impact.
Face The World Foundation (Vancouver)
Formed in early 1991, this charitable foundation helps the less fortunate members of the Vancouver community through innovative and entertaining fundraising events.
Lotte and John Hecht Memorial Foundation (Vancouver)
The foundation provides funding to support alternative medicine, economic education, and organizations that help the needy.
Leon and Thea Koerner Foundation (Vancouver)
Provides grants to stimulate and invigorate the cultural and educational communities in British Columbia by enabling institutions, organizations or individuals to undertake programs and/or projects that would not be possible without special assistance. The foundation considers grant applications in the areas of cultural and creative arts, social services, and higher education.
Law Foundation of British Columbia (Vancouver)
The foundation uses its income for the benefit of the public of the Province of British Columbia, by supporting programs which advance and promote the rule of law and a just society.
McCreary Youth Foundation (Vancouver)
The McCreary Youth Foundation aims to work in partnership with community and philanthropic organizations, government, and the private sector to develop and fund programs and policies that can make a tangible difference in the lives of BC’s young people.
Minerva Foundation for BC Women (Vancouver)
Provides funds for projects that will assist women to realize their potential and to create a safe place for them to live and work in British Columbia.
Nanaimo Community Foundation (Nanaimo)
With hopes of assisting in the positive development of the local community, the Nanaimo Community Foundation has set the following goals: to develop awareness, respect and appreciation of the arts; to support initiatives within Nanaimo that promote full access to services for children and their families; to assist in making the lifelong learning experience positive, accessible, exciting and practical; to promote health enhancing attitudes and behaviours in young people.
Pacific Coast Savings Foundation (Victoria)
A local resource to promote the vision of a community where everyone is able to pursue the dream of achieving their full potential. The foundation works in partnership with local organizations throughout Greater Victoria, Sooke, Sidney and Up-Island.
Prince George Community Foundation (Prince George)
The foundation administers a permanent fund built and continually increased by donations from individuals and corporations. It funds a wide range of community projects.
Queen Alexandra Foundation for Children (Victoria)
Provides financial assistance for programs, equipment and services that support the health and well-being of Vancouver Island’s children, youth, and families.
Real Estate Foundation of BC (Vancouver)
The Foundation’s mission is to use its resources for the benefit of British Columbians by supporting efforts that improve all aspects of land use and real estate practices. The Real Estate Foundation provides both project funding and endowment grants to nonprofit organizations.
Rick Hansen Institute, The (Vancouver)
Works to find a cure for paralysis and to improve the lives of people with disabilities. The Institute also awards millions of dollars in research and rehabilitation grants.
Surrey Foundation Youth Council (Surrey)
SFYC is a non-profit organization that provides funding to other non-profit community groups in Surrey, BC, that are for youth and by youth.
VanCity Community Foundation (Vancouver)
Gives support to community-based innovations which produce: affordable housing; employment development; and non-profit enterprise. The core endowment fund of the Foundation comes from a dividend share from VanCity as well as donors’ bequests and other gifts. The foundation funds nonprofits in BC’s Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley and Victoria region.
Vancouver Foundation (Vancouver)
A philanthropic non-governmental community foundation which operates primarily as a permanent collection of endowed funds. Income derived from the investment of the pooled capital of Vancouver Foundation’s endowments is distributed to support the activities of charitable organizations across British Columbia. The Foundation is now the steward of some 560 endowment funds with a capital of $500 million. It is the largest community foundation in Canada and the fifth largest in North America.
Victoria Foundation (Vancouver Island)
The foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life in southern Vancouver Island through the creation and management of funds gifted in perpetuity, and the distribution of their earnings for charitable purposes including social services, culture, health and education.
Westminster Savings Foundation (New Westminster)
The Westminster Savings Foundation was established in 1992 as a means of sharing the Westminster Savings Credit Union’s financial success with local charitable and nonprofit groups. Funding is directed toward nonprofit and charitable groups operating within the education, health, social services, youth, and cultural sectors.
Zlotnik, Lamb & Company Foundation (Vancouver)
With community groups and charitable organizations having to compete for scarce resources and dwindling government funds, the foundation is committed to being there for many worthwhile causes.

MANITOBA

Beautiful Plains Community Foundation (Neepawa)
An community foundation that makes grants in the Town of Neepawa, the Rural Municipalities of Rosedale, Langford, and Lansdowne, and the Village of Brookdale, Manitoba. Interests include culture, health care, education, recreation, heritage, environment and other charitable purposes including those involving the disabled.
Foundation for Sports (Winnipeg)
Administered by Sports Manitoba, the foundation supports the scholarship of young athletes in the province.
Jewish Foundation of Manitoba (Winnipeg)
The foundation supports applications that are of interest and value to our community, as a Jewish Community, in Manitoba. Its primary granting focus is on the Winnipeg area.
Joe Brain Foundation (Winnipeg)
The Joe Brain Foundation Inc. is a private Canadian foundation which provides small grants to Manitoba based registered charitable organizations.
Thomas Sill Foundation (Winnipeg)
The Thomas Sill Foundation exists to provide encouragement and financial assistance to qualifying organizations operating in Manitoba that are working to advance the quality of life in the province.
Thompson Community Foundation (Thompson)
The mission of the Thompson Community Foundation is to create a growing investment pool of capital resources and use revenue earned by the capital pool to benefit the community of Thompson. The mission is specifically focused upon long-term improvements and support for projects contributing in the areas of health, education, recreation, culture, art and the general well-being of the community of Thompson.
Winnipeg Foundation (Winnipeg)
The Winnipeg Foundation, Canada’s first community foundation, is a collection of permanent endowment funds, pooled and invested, with the income distributed as grants to local charitable organizations. The grants support a wide range of community projects-from arts, heritage and education to health, culture, and the environment.

NEW BRUNSWICK

Saint John Foundation (Saint John)
The foundation was established to provide a way for people to make gifts to the community that will continue to be beneficial into the future, regardless of changing social conditions.

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR

Community Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador (St. John’s, NL)
The aim of the Community Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador is to promote the well-being of the people of Newfoundland and Labrador and to contribute to the development of healthy communities. Grants are awarded on a semi-annual basis in the spring and fall of each year.
Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council (St. John’s, NL)
The council’s purpose is to foster the arts of the province by operating financial assistance programmes; providing services and resources; and by working with government and the community for development in the arts.
J.R. Smallwood Foundation for Newfoundland and Labrador Studies (St. John’s, NL)
Promotes and supports research in the areas of the humanities and social sciences through projects that contribute substantively to the knowledge of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Waterford Foundation (The) (St. John’s, NF)
A registered nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians who live with a mental illness. Support is provided through community funding programs and other related services.

NOVA SCOTIA

Children’s Aid Society of Halifax Foundation (Halifax)
The foundation provides grants to the Children’s Aid Society of Halifax, and to community based groups located in Halifax in partnership with the Children’s Aid Society. The foundation also makes grants available to children in care, or formerly in care, from other parts of the province.
Halifax Foundation (Halifax)
The Halifax Foundation serves the whole of the Halifax Regional Municipality, capital of the Province of Nova Scotia.

ONTARIO

Alva Foundation (Toronto)
Established in 1965, the purpose of the foundation is to support Canadian organizations that help families in need and children at risk.
Atkinson Foundation (Toronto)
Provides grants for innovative, Ontario-based projects that focus on either early childhood education and development and/or economic justice.
Brantford Community Foundation (Brantford)
A non profit, charitable organization that exists to oversee endowment funds set up by members of the community and to make charitable grants to local organizations and charities.
Chatham Kent Community Foundation (Chatham)
A nonprofit, charitable organization that oversees permanent endowment funds set up by members of the Chatham-Kent community and makes charitable grants to local organizations and charities.
Change Foundation, The (Toronto)
Incorporated by the Ontario Hospital Association in 1995, the foundation was endowed with part of the proceeds of the sale of Blue Cross in 1996 with a mandate to promote, support and improve health and the delivery of health care through four activity areas: applied research and analysis; development program; education; and grants to charities.
Community Foundation of Greater Kingston (Kingston)
The foundation is dedicated to enhancing and strengthening the quality of life in the Kingston, Ontario, area. It offers opportunities to concerned and caring citizens to give something back to the community which has nurtured them.
Community Foundation of Ottawa (Ottawa)
The Community Foundation of Ottawa is a trusted leader and valued resource dedicated to building a complete community. We accomplish this by: * attracting gifts to a continuously growing endowment and providing prudent management of the funds under our care; * disbursing grants that enhance the quality of individual and community life; and * identifying and addressing opportunities for collaboration and dialogue on community issues. We earn the community’s respect and support by being innovative and flexible, and by maintaining the highest standards of excellence, efficiency and accountability in all of our endeavours.
Cornerstone 52 Foundation (Toronto)
Since February 14, 1989, this volunteer group of Toronto business executives, in partnership with individuals and corporations, has donated more than $1,400,000 to selected Canadian children’s charities.
Justin Eves Foundation (Toronto)
A non-profit organization dedicated to securing revenues for research into learning disabilities and to provide financial support for learning disabled youth to attend post-secondary education at institutions able to accommodate their needs.
Good Foundation (Waterloo)
The object of the foundation is to make grants for charitable, religious, and educational purposes. It makes grants in the areas of arts, education, health, heritage, and social services.
Hamilton Community Foundation (Hamilton)
Dedicated to enriching the quality of life in the City of Hamilton and surrounding area, the Hamilton Community Foundation has a mission to serve as a leader, catalyst, and resource for philanthropy, and make strategic grants in such fields as the arts and heritage, education, environment, health and human services, and recreation.
HOPE (Volleyball) Foundation (Toronto)
A public foundation that raises funds and awareness for local charities that have a particular need and do not receive significant funding from government or other foundations. The application window for 2006 Funding Applications is July 1st - September 10th, 2005.
Huronia Communities Foundation
Serves the people of the Huronia, Ontario region by building permanently endowed charitable funds for the community and making philanthropic grants.
Junior League of Toronto (Toronto)
A women’s organization that strives to be the organization of choice for voluntarism and community partnership by educating and training members to be effective leaders and volunteers, researching changing community needs and then developing or expanding direct service projects or programs to meet those needs, and providing trained volunteers, administrative guidance, and financial support to community services.
Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation (Waterloo)
The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation improves the quality of life in Kitchener-Waterloo and area, now and for generations to come, by building community endowment, addressing needs through grantmaking, and providing leadership on key community issues.
Law Foundation of Ontario (Toronto)
The Law Foundation of Ontario (LFO) was established in 1974 to establish and maintain a fund for legal education and legal research, legal aid, and the establishment, operation, and maintenance of law libraries. The LFO a wards grants to organizations for law-related projects and initiatives. To date, the LFO has given out over $140 million in grants to various organizations and individuals and $450 million to Legal Aid Ontario.
London (ON) Community Foundation (London)
Makes grants to organizations in London, and Middlesex, Elgin and Oxford counties, to enhance the quality of life. It solicits and accepts charitable gifts for the purpose of establishing and building permanent endowment funds.
Lupina Foundation (Toronto)
A private, charitable foundation established in April 2000 to support research and innovation related to health and society issues.
Masonic Foundation of Ontario (Hamilton)
The Foundation is committed to funding bursaries, hearing research, drug and substance abuse education in the school systems, and other specific and community projects which fall within its guidelines.
Niagara Community Foundation (St. Catharines)
The foundation serves the people of the Niagara Peninsula by building permanently endowed charitable funds for the changing needs and opportunities of the community, making grants, and providing leadership that contributes to the health and vitality of the community.
Ontario Arts Council Foundation (Toronto, ON)
OACF is a public charitable foundation established in 1991 to encourage and facilitate private giving to the arts. The OACF works closely with donors to establish endowments, to create awards, grants and scholarships, to develop selection criteria, and to set up qualified, respected selection panels.
Ontario Arts Foundation (Toronto, ON)
The foundation holds over 270 endowments established by individuals, foundations, corporations and arts organizations. It has assets of more than $40 million and disburses over $2 million in support of the arts in Ontario each year.
Ontario HIV Treatment Network
Supports advances in treatment of HIV and AIDS by funding research, developing clinical software, and creating a world-leading observational database. It is funded by Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and serves people living with HIV, clinicians, AIDS service organizations, researchers, and government.
Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation
The Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation funds Ontario-based grants in the fields of prevention, rehabilitation and biomedical research of spinal cord and brain injuries.
Ontario Trillium Foundation (Toronto)
The Ontario Trillium Foundation, an agency of the Ministry of Culture, receives annually $100 million of government funding generated through Ontario’s charity casino initiative. Through grants to community and province-wide organizations, the Foundation makes strategic investments to build healthy, caring, and strong economic communities in Ontario.
Raptors Foundation (Toronto)
Funds youth-oriented registered charities located in Ontario. Grant proposals are received year round and are reviewed by the Foundation grants review committee three times per year and submitted to the Foundation Board of Directors for approval.
Toronto Arts Council Foundation (Toronto)
TACF was established in July, 1995, as a Toronto-based repository for legacies and other gifts from individuals, families, corporations and trusts that wish to support the arts in Toronto. It encourages partnerships between public and private sectors and supports artists and arts organizations seeking innovative arts initiatives across all disciplines.
Vittoria & District Foundation (Vittoria)
The foundation aims to provide assistance, support and encouragement to facilities and activities which benefit the community, foster a sense of community pride and civic satisfaction, promote the advancement of education, and assist with the continuation and expansion of a heritage program of research, compilation, cataloguing and archiving of local history resources.

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

Community Foundation of Prince Edward Island
The foundation is a registered, non-profit body which provides a means for individuals, families, community groups, corporations, even private foundations, to support charitable activities and contribute to many diverse needs in Prince Edward Island communities.

SASKATCHEWAN

Kinsmen Foundation (Saskatoon)
The foundation meets once a month to disperse the funds raised through its annual Telemiracle. The foundation acts as an avenue of last resort. All the monies raised through Telemiracle are spent in Saskatchewan to help Saskatchewan children and adults with physical and mental disabilities. Grants from the Kinsmen Foundation have been given for specialized transportation equipment, communication and visual aids, mobility units, therapeutic pools, and sheltered workshops/activity centres. The smallest grant has been for $88.00 and the largest for $1 million.
Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation (Regina)
The foundation’s principal mandate is to provide financial support to heritage projects at the provincial and community level that seek to conserve, research, interpret, develop, and promote Saskatchewan’s diverse heritage resources.