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The Pillar Nonprofit Network team is committed to engaging, supporting, and informing our membership and community through the multiple challenges we face. Use our curated collection to find the information you need when you need it. You'll also find news related to our operations and service delivery on our News page and relevant events on the Pillar Events page. 

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Addressing racism and xenophobia 

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Addressing racism, xenophobia, and sociodemographic determinants of health

Philanthropy, Giving, and Special Grants 

The focus of this section is funding for charities, incorporated nonprofits, and unincorporated grassroots nonprofits, including nonprofit social enterprises. For-profit social enterprises and impact-focused businesses may want to explore Government of Canada supports for business.)

        • LOCAL London Community Foundation Funding Needs Registry (NB: not a grant, but a space to record funding needs for consideration by LCF donors
        • Local Festivals – Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Apply by October 15 – for festivals starting between July 1 and August 31 of the next calendar year.  Up to 100 per cent of eligible expenses up to a maximum of $200,000 for festivals that  present the work of local artists, local artisans, local heritage performers, and local First Nations, Inuit, and Métis cultural carriers; actively involve members of the local community; and are intended for and accessible to the general public. 
        • The Cause we Care Foundation Community Grants - Apply by June 15
          Cause we Care Community Grants provide up to $30,000 to support programs and initiatives that empower single mothers to achieve economic security, build capacity, and create a positive future for themselves and their children.
        • Call for Proposals for the Equitable Access to Reading Program - Apply by June 19, 3pm EDT
          Employment and Social Development Canada has announced a Call for Proposals for projects that increase the production of alternate format reading materials for person. Nonprofits and small for-profit organizations are eligible for funding of up to $6,000,000 per project.
        • FedDev Ontario: for organizations that help businesses grow in Southwestern Ontario - Apply by June 24
        • EnAbling Change Program - Apply by June 27, 5pm EDT
          The government of Ontario's EnAbling Change Program provides funding to nonprofits, industry organizations, and professional associations to educate their stakeholders about the value and benefits of accessibility; help support compliance with accessibility laws; and promote a culture of inclusion.
        • SilverChef is open to registered charities and nonprofits that use hospitality or food service to support communities in need. Four grants worth $5,000 each are awarded each quarter globally.
        • The Minister of National Revenue has announced that the Canada Revenue Agency will continue to invest in free tax clinics by extending the grant pilot project for a fourth year, with funding up to $5.9 million for organizations hosting free tax clinics. The grant will provide financial support based on eligible expenses and the number of tax returns filed.
        • Heritage Organization Development Grant - Apply by July 2, 5pm EDT
          The Heritage Organization Development Grant (HODG) is an annual, statutory-based operating grant designed to promote public awareness of Ontario's rich and diverse heritage. The program provides historical societies, museums and other heritage associations located throughout the province with a portion of their annual operating support.
        • TD Friends of the Environment - Apply by July 15
          Charities are eligible to apply for the TD Foundation Friends of the Environment Foundation Grant. Eligible projects include schoolyard greening, park revitalization, community gardens, park programming and citizen science initiatives. 
        • McCain Canada Community Giving - Apply by July 30
          McCain is accepting applications to their Community Giving program, supporting applicants that fall into one of the following five categories:  Education, Health and Welfare, Civic Projects, Arts and Culture and the Environment. Donation requests  are also considered at the end of January, April, and October.
        • National Anti-Racism Fund Events and Youth Initiatives - Apply by July 31, 11:59pm EDT
          The Canadian Race Relations Foundation is calling for funding applications from organizations across Canada who are planning anti-racist events and youth initiatives between mid-September 2024 and June 30, 2025.
        • Limited Support to Endangered Arts Organizations - ongoing
          The Government of Canada is accepting applications to the Canada Cultural Investment Fund - Limited Support to Endangered Arts Organizations stream. Funding is available for the restructuring of an arts organization, so it can continue to contribute to the community it is serving. 
        • RBC Future Launch - ongoing
          RBC Foundation is accepting applications to their RBC Future Launch program, which supports charitable programs that target young people in their transitional years, specifically ages 15-29 that are focusing on one or more of their “solution areas”. Applications of $10,000 or more are accepted on a rolling basis, applications for grants greater than $100,000 should be discussed with the donations manager.
        • Events — Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - Applications on a rolling basis
          The Community Support, Multiculturalism, and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program aims to support Canadian communities in combating racism and discrimination while promoting diversity and inclusion. The Events component is to provide funding to community-based events that promote intercultural or interfaith understanding, promote discussions on multiculturalism, diversity, racism and religious discrimination, or celebrate a community's history and culture such as heritage months recognized by Parliament.
        • As part of the Ontario Non Profit Housing Association's Community Housing Transformation Initiative, the STEP program offers professional services to help all housing providers in Ontario prepare for End of Mortgage and/or Operating Agreement (EOM/EOA) negotiations with their service manager. This grant is designed to assist in using pre-qualified vendors within the STEP program and offers up to $15,000 for one community housing provider in each service manager area.
        • Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP). Boost Your Business Technology grant gives you: up to $15,000 to develop a Digital Adoption Plan; up to $100,000 in 0% interest loan from the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) to implement your plan; and/or up to $7,300 to hire a skilled youth to implement the technologies that can propel your business forward.

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