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Other Funding Sources

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. Check out our list of hundreds of potential partners or funders below.

Please contact us if  you have additional suggestions or if you come across a dead link or expired listing. Thank you!


NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Aboriginal Canada Portal
Aboriginal Skills and Partnership Fund
AVIVA Community Fund
BMO Employee Charitable Foundation
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Catherine Donnelly Foundation
Changemakers
Community Adjustment Fund
Enabling Accessibility Fund
Farm Credit Canada - AgriSpirit Fund
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
J.W. McConnell Family Foundation
PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada Foundation
The McLean Foundation
Status of Women Canada
Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation
Women's Community Fund
Youth Take Charge Program



LOCAL FUNDERS
BC Healthy Communities
BC Hydro Community Investment
BC Transmission Corporation (BCTC)
Capital Regional District (CRD)
Catholic Foundation of Vancouver Island
Coast Capital Savings
Columbia Institute
District of Sooke
Investors Group
Island Savings Credit Union
LIFT Philanthropy Partners (formerly 2010 Legacies Now)
Queen Alexandra Foundation Youth Council
Resilient Capital Program
TD Friends of the Environment Foundation
TELUS Community Investment
The City of Victoria – Grant Administration
The City of Victoria – Special Project Grant Program
The Queen Alexandra Foundation for Children
Thrifty Foods
T.L.C. Fund for Kids
United Way of Greater Victoria
Vancity
VanCity Green Building Grant Program
Vancouver Foundation


Field of Interest

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 Ministry of Aboriginal Relations & Reconciliation
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Canada's Economic Action Plan - Aboriginal Skills & Employment Partnership
Canadian Heritage
First Nations Education Steering Committee
First Peoples Heritage
Government of Canada - Aboriginal Canada BC Portal
Victoria Native Friendship Centre

ARTS
ArtsBC
Alliance for Arts and Culture
Arts Partners in Creative Development
BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
BC Spirit Initiatives
British Columbia Arts Council
British Columbia Film
Canadian Art Directory
Canada Council for the Arts
Canada Cultural Spaces Fund
Canadian Heritage
Capital Regional District – Arts Development Office
Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria
Craft Council of British Columbia
RBC Emerging Artists Project
Social Sciences Humanities Research Council
West Shore Arts Council


BC GOVERNMENT
BC BIDS
BC Community Gaming Grants
BC Government - Home
BC Rehab Foundation
British Columbia Community Networks Association
Community Action Initiative Grants
Minister's Council on Employment for Persons with Disabilities
Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development - Infrastructure Grants
Small Business Funding Centre
The Centre for Non Profit Management


CELEBRATING CUTURAL DIVERSITY
Archives Association of British Columbia
BC Government – Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch
BC Government – Ministry of Attorney General
BC Settlement and Adaptation Program
British Columbia Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
Canada Interactive Fund
Embrace BC
Inter-Action, Multiculturism Grants and Contribution Program (CIC)
Province of British Columbia Provincial Capital Commission
Victoria Native Friendship Centre


CHILDREN, YOUTH (FAMILIES)
Air Canada
BC Aboriginal Child Care Society
BC Centre for Ability
BC Government - Ministry of Children and Family Development
BC Lions Society for Children with Disabilities - Educational Awards
BC Lions Society - Patient Care Grants
BMO Employee Charitable Foundation
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Victoria
Canada Youth Business Foundation
Canadian Institute for Accessibility and Inclusion at University of Victoria (Can Assist)
Canadian Women's Foundation
Carthy Foundation
Centre for Youth & Society
C-Fax Santas Anonymous
Charity Village
Child & Youth Health Research Network
Community Futures
Community Living British Columbia
Giving In Action
HASTE - Hub for Action on School Transportation Emissions
ING Foundation
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
Queen Alexandra Foundation Youth Council
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
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
Coastal Community Network
Community Futures
DeliverGood
Downtown Victoria Business Association
Enterprising Non-profits
Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce
Investment Agriculture Foundation
Island Coastal Economic Trust
Leadership Grants Organization
PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada Foundation Leadership Grants
Resilient Capital Program
Rural BC
Small Business Funding Centre
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)
Greater Victoria Public Library
Honda Canada Foundation
Human Resources and Social Development Canada - Office of Literacy and Essential Skills
Literacy Innovation Award
PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada Foundation
Royal Roads University
Saanich Schools - School District #63
School Community Connections (UBCM)
Sooke Schools #62
StudentAidBC
TD Financial Literacy Grants
The Wise Awards
Toyota-Evergreen Learning Grounds
University Canada West
Vancouver Island Regional Library
Victoria School of Business and Technology
Weston Ltd - Wonder+ Cares Healthy Active Kids Grant


ENVIRONMENT
Aboriginal Funds for Species at Risk (AFSAR)
BC Clean Air Research Fund
BC Parks
BC Water Sustainability Endowment Fund Grant
Bike BC
Canadian Wildlife Foundation Funding Program
Capital Regional District (CRD)
Carthy Foundation
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Community Energy Association
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
Island Trusts Fund
Mountain Equipment Co-op
Patagonia
RBC Blue Water Project
Real Estate Foundation of BC
Remote Community Implementation Program
Richard Ivey Foundation
Shell Canada
Sunlight Green Clean Kids
TD Friends of the Environment Foundation
The Alpine Club of Canada

The Brainerd Foundation
The Bullitt Foundation
The Centre For Sustainability - EnviroPOD
The Vancouver Foundation
Transport Canada
Tree Canada
US Environmental Protection Agency
Vancity enviroFund Grant Program
Walmart-Evergreen Green Grants
Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation
Wilburforce Foundation
Wildlife Habitat Canada



HEALTH

BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
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
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
Canadian Health and Services Research Foundation
Catholic Foundation of Vancouver Island
Community Action Initiative Grants
Child & Youth Health Research Network
Disability Management Excellence
Enabling Accessibilty Fund
Epicure Foundation
Giving In Action
Hellman's Real Food Movement Grants
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
Sogo Active Challenge
Solicitor General Community Safety & Crime Prevention Awards
The Steve Nash Foundation
The Vancouver Foundation
Women's Community Fund
Women's Health Research Network
Woodward's Foundation
YMCA-YWCA of Greater Victoria


HERITAGE
Benjamin Moore Community Restoration Project
Canada Cultural Spaces Fund
Canadian Heritage
District of Saanich
Heritage Legacy Fund of BC
Royal BC Museum
The Maritime Awards Society of Canada
The Victoria Heritage Trust
Victoria Heritage Foundation


INNOVATION AND RESEARCH
BC Innovation Council
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
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
The Law Foundation of British Columbia


LOCAL SERVICE CLUBS
Harbourside Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club of Victoria
Kiwanis Club of Oak Bay
Lions Clubs – Vancouver Island
Rotary Clubs of Victoria
Royal Canadian Legion
 

SENIORS AND AGING
BC Network for Aging Research

New Horizons for Seniors Program
Seniors BC - Province of BC
Seniors Serving Seniors


SMALL BUSINESS
BC Government – Ministry of Small Business and Revenue
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Enterprising Non-Profits Program
Google's Grants for Non-Profits
Small Business Funding Center
 

SPORT AND RECREATION
2010 Legacies Now
AthletesCan
BMO Employee Charitable Foundation
British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association
Coaches Association of British Columbia
Coaching Association of Canada
Commonwealth Games Canada
KidSport Victoria

Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence
Sport BC
Sport Host Victoria
SportStart
The Canadian Sport Centre - Pacific Sport
Vancouver 2010
Walk BC
Western Economic Diversification Canada (WEDC)
YMCA-YWCA Greater Victoria


STUDENT LOANS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS
Irving K. Barber BC Scholarship Society
Camosun College
BC Government – Student Aid BC (Youth Education Assitance Fund)
Simon Fraser University
BC Government – Student Aid BC
TD Canada Trust
British Columbia Paraplegic Association
 



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