Community Engaged Arts

4 grants are presented to support the professional and creative development of emerging artists in the following areas:

• Film Arts
• Literary Arts
• Performing Arts
• Visual

Value: $3,000 each

Emerging Artist Grants are awarded to support the professional and creative development of artists at the start of their careers. These grants may be used to:

Grants that broaden access, improve community spaces to achieve a Priority Outcome

Activities funded include:

• Buying and installing equipment
• Doing renovations, installations and repairs
• Building structures or spaces
• Making better use of technological resources

TERM LENGTH

Maximum 12 months

AMOUNT AWARDED (PER YEAR)

Minimum: $10,000

Maximum: $200,000

Grow grants support the delivery of evidence-based community projects 

Amount: From $50,000 to $250,000 per year
Term: 2 to 3 years

OTF funds local community projects that are evidence-based and drive at achieving greater impact in their community. The Grow Investment Stream focuses on three types of projects, which enable us to see positive change in our communities:

Seed grants support projects that are designed to help you learn

Amount: From $10,000 to $100,000

Term: 6 or 12 months

Seed grants are all about trying something new or untested, where the outcomes are unknown. 

All projects need to be focused on seeding new ideas or approaches that will drive at achieving greater impact in their community. The Seed Investment Stream focuses on four types of projects, which enable us to see positive change in our communities.

Gulf & Fraser Foundation

At Gulf & Fraser, we want to make a lasting positive difference in the community. Our foundation was formed to do just that, empowering local organizations with the funding to create an even greater community impact.

There are so many incredible community causes out there. To maximize the support we can offer, Gulf & Fraser focuses on three key areas:

Donation requests

Biron focuses its involvement within the sectors of health, economic development and culture.

For a donation request to be considered by Biron, it must meet certain essential criteria:

Eligibility for Local Arts Project Grants:

Sponsorships: Canon Canada welcomes the opportunity to support community groups and organizations with their events and programs.

Donations: Guidelines

General framework

CDPQ’s philanthropic activity in Québec is based on its desire to provide relevant and lasting assistance by investing in the community. By offering financial support, in the form of a donation or a sponsorship, CDPQ takes an approach based on its vision of being a source of constructive capital built upon its fundamental values of ethics and rigour, and on the expertise of its teams.

CLICK awards grants to organizations providing programs benefitting inner city children and youth in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Since CLICK was founded in 2004 as a community charitable foundation, we have directed more than half a million dollars to 350 different programs supporting inner city kids in Vancouver. These programs support CLICK’s three main objectives: