Catherine Donnelly Foundation

Value

The maximum you may request is $50,000. Varies

Description

The Catherine Donnelly Foundation has been established to provide a long-term way to serve specific community needs anywhere in Canada. Generally, The Catherine Donnelly Foundation will use its endowment to fund projects/programs that address community needs in three primary areas.

Adult Education Advancement Initiatives
Environmental Enhancement Initiatives
Housing Initiatives

Eligible Applicants

Registered Canadian charities
Can provide evidence that their operative values are consistent with those of the Catherine Donnelly Foundation
Work in areas where the needs are greatest
Work with persons not served or reached by traditional programs
Are undertaking projects or programs that have promise as a model for imitation in other Canadian communities and will train others to set up similar programs
Partner with other like valued organizations to achieve shared goals

Eligible Expenses

Areas of Focus:

Adult Education Advancement Initiatives – The Foundation will consider applications that focus on the adult education and learning needs of new Canadians and marginalized populations and in particular, those that seek to address the most pressing contemporary problems and concerns of these groups.
Environmental Enhancement Initiatives – The Foundation will consider applications that aim to catalyze a significant increase in public support for fast and deep-reaching climate change solutions.
Housing Initiatives – The Foundation will consider applications for projects that address homelessness and the scandalous lack of affordable housing through research, policy development, capacity building and advocacy within the sector.