Funding & Grants

Support small. Build a city of neighbours.

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This year’s Good to Give Guide is different. It features some of the smallest organizations we’ve ever funded and recommended to fundholders. Small groups know their communities and draw neighbours together to imagine and build a better future.  Small organizations often serve the most vulnerable and since COVID the demands on them are greater than […]

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This year’s Good to Give Guide is different. It features some of the smallest organizations we’ve ever funded and recommended to fundholders. Small groups know their communities and draw neighbours together to imagine and build a better future.  Small organizations often serve the most vulnerable and since COVID the demands on them are greater than

Gender-based philanthropy: Where did we go wrong?

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In March 2023 The Philanthropist published Toronto Foundation’s Nicola Hives’ reflection on our organization’s three-year learning journey via the Trust Collective, a group of women philanthropists and community organizations serving women and girls. “We made a lot of mistakes,” she says, but we also learned some important lessons. First and foremost: “We can’t let our

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In March 2023 The Philanthropist published Toronto Foundation’s Nicola Hives’ reflection on our organization’s three-year learning journey via the Trust Collective, a group of women philanthropists and community organizations serving women and girls. “We made a lot of mistakes,” she says, but we also learned some important lessons. First and foremost: “We can’t let our

Family bonds fuel new fund: 1 of 26 new funds later in 2022

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Family meant everything to Filomena “Mena” Ricardo Mari. At sixteen, it’s what compelled she and her twin sister to leave home in the Azores, so that she could work in Canada to supplement the lost income of her critically injured father. Here she raised her own family and in more recent years, doted on her seven grandchildren—nourishing everyone with love and

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Family meant everything to Filomena “Mena” Ricardo Mari. At sixteen, it’s what compelled she and her twin sister to leave home in the Azores, so that she could work in Canada to supplement the lost income of her critically injured father. Here she raised her own family and in more recent years, doted on her seven grandchildren—nourishing everyone with love and

Our well-being depends on rebuilding social capital

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Opinion by Jamison Steeve, Chief Strategy Officer, YMCA of Greater Toronto After almost three years of pandemic measures, from social distancing to virtual events, we’re learning just how distant and isolated Torontonians feel today. Toronto Foundation, the Environics Institute and 16 other partners, including the YMCA of Greater Toronto, recently released the 2022 Toronto Social

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Opinion by Jamison Steeve, Chief Strategy Officer, YMCA of Greater Toronto After almost three years of pandemic measures, from social distancing to virtual events, we’re learning just how distant and isolated Torontonians feel today. Toronto Foundation, the Environics Institute and 16 other partners, including the YMCA of Greater Toronto, recently released the 2022 Toronto Social

Social isolation is a growing concern in Toronto

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Opinion by Sharon Avery, President & CEO, Toronto Foundation We surveyed more than 4,000 Torontonians to find out how they’re doing in the wake of the pandemic and what’s clear is a lot more of us are isolated. As many as 300,000 Torontonians rarely or never feel they have someone to depend on when they

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Opinion by Sharon Avery, President & CEO, Toronto Foundation We surveyed more than 4,000 Torontonians to find out how they’re doing in the wake of the pandemic and what’s clear is a lot more of us are isolated. As many as 300,000 Torontonians rarely or never feel they have someone to depend on when they

Woman and child sitting at a table looking at a laptop.

Toronto Foundation Supports Community Service Organizations Through the Community Services Recovery Fund

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Please note: Applications for the Community Services Recovery Fund are now closed. Results are available here.  Now more than ever, charities and nonprofits are playing a key role in addressing persistent and complex social problems faced by all Canadians. The Community Services Recovery Fund is a $400 million investment from the Government of Canada to

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Please note: Applications for the Community Services Recovery Fund are now closed. Results are available here.  Now more than ever, charities and nonprofits are playing a key role in addressing persistent and complex social problems faced by all Canadians. The Community Services Recovery Fund is a $400 million investment from the Government of Canada to

Social isolation on the rise while civic engagement has dropped in Toronto, study finds

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COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected social wellbeing of some residents, new study says Civic engagement among Torontonians has fallen markedly in recent years while the proportion of city residents who feel socially isolated has risen. That’s according to the Toronto Social Capital Study 2022, a sweeping report released Tuesday that explores how the COVID-19 pandemic

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COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected social wellbeing of some residents, new study says Civic engagement among Torontonians has fallen markedly in recent years while the proportion of city residents who feel socially isolated has risen. That’s according to the Toronto Social Capital Study 2022, a sweeping report released Tuesday that explores how the COVID-19 pandemic

Social enterprises can apply for the Investment Readiness Program

Toronto Foundation Supports Social Enterprises in Toronto, York and Durham Through the Investment Readiness Program

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Please note: Applications for the Investment Readiness Program are now closed.   The Investment Readiness Program is helping social purpose organizations explore, grow and flourish across the country, empowering them to develop along the path from great ideas to becoming investment-ready. Toronto Foundation is thrilled to again be partnering with Community Foundations of Canada and

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Please note: Applications for the Investment Readiness Program are now closed.   The Investment Readiness Program is helping social purpose organizations explore, grow and flourish across the country, empowering them to develop along the path from great ideas to becoming investment-ready. Toronto Foundation is thrilled to again be partnering with Community Foundations of Canada and