Digital & Media Arts

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:

2024 Application Dates

Deadlines take place annually in May, August and December.

May 24 – For activities that begin in the summer or fall.

August 16 – For activities that begin in the fall.

December 6 – For activities that begin in January or February 2025.

Contact Name: Shawn Bauche

The #DesjardinsFoundation prizes, organized by Desjardins Foundation, award financial assistance for projects with a direct impact on kindergarten, elementary and secondary school students.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Organizations will be eligible for the #DesjardinsFoundation prizes if they belong to one of the following categories:

Established in memory of Cathy and Laura Gainey, the Gainey Foundation is committed to supporting charitable organizations that offer environmental and arts education programs for youth.

The Gainey Foundation carefully examines all funding requests submitted by registered charitable organizations that offer environmental and/or arts education programs for youth.

Under the Income Tax Act, the Foundation may make grants only to “qualified donees”; for the most part this means federally registered charities.