As a valuable service to grant seekers for required partnerships, we maintain a list of other available grants and scholarships.
We understand that one of the biggest challenges charitable organizations face is finding and securing funding. Below is a list of hundreds of potential partners or funders.
You may also wish to explore our Vital Loans program for an alternative to grant funding.
Please contact us if you have additional suggestions or if you come across a dead link or expired listing.
(Click on the categories below to open up lists of links to services)
National Organizations
- Aboriginal Canada Portal
- Aboriginal Skills and Partnership Fund
- Allstate Foundation of Canada
- BMO Employee Charitable Foundation
- Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
- Canada Post Community Foundation
- Canadian Heritage - New!
- Catherine Donnelly Foundation
- Changemakers (BCIdeas)
- Community Adjustment Fund
- Enabling Accessibility Fund
- Farm Credit Canada - AgriSpirit Fund
- HSBC Bank Canada
- Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
- Inspirit Foundation
- J.W. McConnell Family Foundation
- KPMG Foundation
- KoodoNation
- Manulife Financial
- PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada Foundation
- The McLean Foundation
- Tides Canada
- Scotiabank Bright Future Program
- Scotiabank Game Changers
- Small Change Fund
- Status of Women Canada
- Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation
- Women's Community Fund
- Xerox Canada
- Youth Take Charge Program
Local Funders
- BC Healthy Communities
- BC Hydro Community Investment
- Capital Regional District (CRD)
- Catholic Foundation of Vancouver Island
- Changemakers.com (BCIdeas)
- Children's Health Foundation of Vancouver Island (formerly the Queen alexandra Foundation for Children)
- CIBC Community Funding
- Coast Capital Savings
- Columbia Institute
- District of Sooke
- Groupon Grassroots
- Investors Group
- Island Farms Daisy Dollars
- Island Savings Credit Union
- LIFT Philanthropy Partners (formerly 2010 Legacies Now)
- Provincial Employees Community Services Fund
- Resilient Capital Program
- TD Friends of the Environment Foundation
- TELUS Community Investment
- The City of Victoria – Special Project Grant Program
- The Allen and Loreen Vandekerkhove Family Foundation
- The Hamber Foundation - New!
- Thrifty Foods
- T.L.C. Fund for Kids
- United Way of Greater Victoria
- Vancity
- VanCity Green Building Grant Program
- Vancouver Foundation
- Victoria Lifestyles Magazine
- Victoria Real Estate Board & (Build Your Dream) - New!
Crowdfunding Websites (National & Local)
Municipalities and CRD
Vancouver Island Community Foundations
Aboriginal Focus
- Aboriginal Affairs & Northern Development
- Aboriginal Funds for Species at Risk (AFSAR)
- Aboriginal Skills and Partnership Fund
- BC Aboriginal Child Care Society
- BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
- BC Clean Air Research Fund (BC CLEAR)
- BC - Cross-government Aboriginal Programs and Services
- BC First Nations Head Start Program
- BC Ministry of Aboriginal Relations & Reconciliation
- Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
- Canadian Heritage
- First Nations Education Steering Committee
- First Peoples Cultural Council
- Government of Canada - Aboriginal Canada BC Portal
- Small Change Fund
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
- Victoria Native Friendship Centre
Arts
- ArtsBC
- Alliance for Arts and Culture
- Arts in Education Council of BC Fund - New!
- Arts Partners in Creative Development
- ArtStarts - Artists in the Classroom (grants for schools) - New!
- ArtStarts - Artists in the Classroom (grants for districts) - New!
- ArtStarts - Cherniavsky Fund - New!
- British Columbia Arts Council
- British Columbia Film & Media
- Building Communities through Arts and Heritage - New!
- Canadian Art Directory
- Canada Council for the Arts
- Canada Cultural Spaces Fund
- Canadian Heritage - Building Community Through Arts and Heritage
- Capital Regional District – Arts Development Office - New!
- Code for Change
- Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria
- Community Gaming Grants
- Craft Council of British Columbia
- Inspirit Foundation
- RBC Emerging Artists Project
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
- West Shore Arts Council
BC Government
- BC BIDS
- BC Community Gaming Grants
- BC Government - Home
- BC Government - Ministry of Justice
- British Columbia Community Networks Association
- Community Action Initiative Grants
- Embrace BC - Multiculturalism Grant and Funding Opportunities
- Government Non Profit Initiative
- Minister's Council on Employment and Accessibility
- Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development
- Welcome BC
Celebrating Cultural Diversity
Children, Youth (Families)
- Air Canada
- BC Aboriginal Child Care Society
- BC Centre for Ability - Opportunities Fund Program
- BC Government - Ministry of Children and Family Development
- BC Lions Society for Children with Disabilities - Educational Awards
- BC Lions Society - Patient Care Grants
- Best Buy For Kids Program
- BMO Employee Charitable Foundation
- Boys and Girls Club of Greater Victoria
- Canada Post Community Foundation
- Canada Youth Business Foundation
- Canadian Institute for Accessibility and Inclusion at University of Victoria (Can Assist)
- Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities
- Canadian Women's Foundation
- Carthy Foundation
- Centre for Youth & Society
- C-Fax Santas Anonymous
- Charity Village
- Community Futures
- Community Living British Columbia
- Computers for Schools
- Connecting For Life - Lex Reynolds Adoption and Permanency Trust Fund
- Giving In Action
- HASTE - Hub for Action on School Transportation Emissions
- ING Foundation
- Island Farms Daisy Dollars
- Keg Steakhouse
- McKenzie Financial 'Canada's Top Teen Philanthropist' Contest
- Ministry of Children & Family Development – Child Care
- Payless Shoesource
- President's Choice Children's Charity
- Queen Alexandra Foundation for Children
- RBC After-School Grants Project
- RBC Children's Mental Health Project
- Sogo Active Challenge
- Success by 6
- Surrounded by Cedar Child & Family Services
- The David Foster Foundation
- The Steve Nash Foundation
- T.L.C. Fund for Kids
- Variety – The Children’s Charity
- Weston Ltd - Wonder+ Cares Healthy Active Kids Grant
- Youth Take Charge Program
Economic Development
- Aboriginal Business Service Network
- BC Agriculture and Agri-food Funding Opportunities
- Business Abilities
- Canada Youth Business Foundation
- Canadian Society for Social Development
- Centre for Non Profit Management
- Community Futures
- DeliverGood
- Downtown Victoria Business Association
- Enterprising Non-profits
- Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce
- Hiring Credit for Small Business (HCSB)
- Investment Agriculture Foundation
- Island Coastal Economic Trust
- Leadership Grants Organization
- PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada Foundation Leadership Grants
- Resilient Capital Program
- Rural BC
- Small Business Funding Centre
- Social Sciences Humanities Research Council
- TD Training Grant Program
- TRICO Charitable Foundation - Social Enterprise Funding
- Vibrant Victoria
Education and Literacy
- Aboriginal Skills and Partnership Fund
- BC Aboriginal Child Care Society
- BC Government – Ministry of Advanced Education
- Camosun College
- Community Adult Literacy Program (CALP)
- Computers for Schools
- Greater Victoria Public Library
- Honda Canada Foundation
- HSBC Bank Canada
- Human Resources and Social Development Canada - Office of Literacy and Essential Skills
- Island Farms Daisy Dollars
- Life Literacy Canada
- Literacy Innovation Award
- PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada Foundation
- Royal Roads University
- Saanich School District #63
- Sooke School District #62
- StudentAidBC
- TD Financial Literacy Grants
- The Ken Spencer Award
- The Wise Awards
- Toyota-Evergreen Learning Grounds
- University Canada West
- Vancouver Island Regional Library
- Victoria School District #61
- Victoria School of Business and Technology
Environment
- Aboriginal Funds for Species at Risk (AFSAR)
- BC Clean Air Research Fund
- BC Parks
- BC Water Sustainability Endowment Fund Grant
- Bike BC
- Brainerd Foundation
- Canadian Wildlife Foundation Funding Program
- Capital Regional District (CRD)
- Carthy Foundation
- Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
- City Green Solutions - Financing Your Energy Efficient Upgrades
- Code for Change
- Community Energy Association
- Community Gaming Grants
- Endswell Foundation
- EcoAction Community Funding Program
- Evergreen
- Federation of Canadian Municipalities
- Friends of Ecological Reserves
- Frontlines Forum
- Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation
- Habitat Stewardship Program
- Harbinger Foundation
- Honda Canada Foundation
- HSBC Bank Canada
- Inspirit Foundation
- Island Trusts Fund
- Manulife Financial
- Mountain Equipment Co-op
- Patagonia
- Public Conservation Assistance Fund
- RBC Blue Water Project
- Real Estate Foundation of BC
- Remote Community Implementation Program
- Richard Ivey Foundation
- Rio Tinto Alcan Canada Fund
- Shell Canada
- Sunlight Green Clean Kids
- Small Change Fund
- TD Friends of the Environment Foundation
- The Alpine Club of Canada
- The Brainerd Foundation
- The Bullitt Foundation
- The Centre For Sustainability
- The Vancouver Foundation
- Transport Canada
- Tree Canada
- US Environmental Protection Agency
- Vancity enviroFund Grant Program
- Victoria Real Estate Board
- Walmart-Evergreen Green Grants
- Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation
- Wilburforce Foundation
- Wildlife Habitat Canada
Health
- 3M Health Leadership Award - New!
- BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
- BC Centre for Ability - Opportunities Fund Program
- BC Government – Ministry of Health
- BC Healthy Communities
- BC Housing Community Partnership Initiatives
- BC Housing Tenant Activity Grants
- BC Personal Support Network
- BC Rehab Foundation
- Blockwatch Safe Communities Grant
- British Columbia Paraplegic Association
- Canada Post Community Foundation
- Canada Safeway Foundation
- Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
- Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement
- Catholic Foundation of Vancouver Island
- Code for Change
- Community Action Initiative Grants
- Community Gaming Grants
- Enabling Accessibilty Fund
- Epicure Foundation
- Giving In Action
- Hellman's Real Food Movement Grants
- Home Depot Canada Foundation
- Homelessness Knowledge Development Fund
- Human Resource and Skills Development Canada - Disabilities Funding
- LIFT Philanthropy Partners
- Measuring Up
- Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
- Personal Supports
- Rental Assistance Program
- Shoppers Drug Mart Life Foundation
- Sogo Active Challenge
- Solicitor General Community Safety & Crime Prevention Awards
- Status of Women Canada - Women's Program
- The Steve Nash Foundation
- The Vancouver Foundation
- The Vancouver Foundation - Disability Supports for Employment Fund
- Women's Community Fund
- Woodward's Foundation
- YMCA-YWCA of Greater Victoria
Heritage
Innovation and Research
- BC Innovation Council
- Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
- National Research Council Canada
- Networks of Centres of Excellence
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
- University of Victoria – Office of Research Services
Law and Advocacy
Local Service Clubs
Seniors and Aging
Small Business
Sports and Recreation
- AthletesCan
- BMO Employee Charitable Foundation
- British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association
- Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities
- Coaches Association of British Columbia
- Coaching Association of Canada
- Commonwealth Games Canada
- Daryl K. Seaman Canadian Hockey Fund
- KidSport Victoria
- Lift Philanthropy Partners
- Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence
- Sport BC
- Sport Host Victoria
- SportStart
- The Canadian Sport Centre - Pacific Sport
- True Sport Community Give-Back Challenge
- Vancouver 2010
- Walk BC
- YMCA-YWCA Greater Victoria









