Grant Applications From Charities

Become a Foundation Funder

Most active family foundations select and fund charities through a grant application process. Now, Canada Gives Foundation accounts can join these leading funders in the not-for-profit sector using our innovative industry partnerships and collaboration tools.

Your Foundation will receive requests from charities akin to a job application. The best part: we manage the process and handle the vetting so you can focus on giving back.

Assessing Grant Applications from Charities

Before hiring an employee, cover letters and resumes give you an idea of the experience, skills and fit of potential candidates. Likewise, a grant application is a simple, standardized way to learn more about charities whose work aligns with your interests, and empowers you to evaluate whether or not you’d like to support them.

Contact Canada Gives now to explore whether this service will help you expand your Foundation’s reach and impact in the not-for-profit sector.

Effective Philanthropy, Purposeful Engagement

How Canada Gives helps you become even better at doing good

Broaden your knowledge of the organizations working on the issues you care about
Focus your funding according to where the greatest need for your support exists, using concrete evidence provided by applicants
Be the first to learn about strategies being undertaken to solve the most pressing issues in your community and around the world
Learn about amazing organizations you may not otherwise know about
Decide how to allocate your gifts based on which charities achieve the greatest outcomes for your dollars spent
Once you have more of an in-depth understanding of a charity’s programs, you may want to donate your time and talent, too

Here’s How it Works

Your Foundation Profile describes your funding interests, any restrictions and preferences you have, your mission statement and measures of success
Your privacy is protected. Only your Foundation account number is listed on your profile; Canada Gives acts as the intermediary contact for all requests

Getting Started

Contact a member of our team to confirm your interest.
A Foundation Profile will be created for you, with your approval, and sent to Imagine Canada.
All grant applications will be received by Canada Gives on your behalf, and forwarded to you.
You’ll review and decide which organizations you want to support.
Canada Gives will send the cheques and letters to the charities you select; we will also send regrets to those you decline.

You focus on giving. We handle the administration.

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You can find us in the Charities Directorate at www.cra-arc.gc.ca

Toronto | Collingwood | Edmonton

1 (844) 583-4483

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Canada Gives Charitable Registration #83306 2144 RR0001.
You can find us in the Charities Directorate at www.cra-arc.gc.ca

Toronto | Collingwood | Edmonton

1 (844) 583-4483

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