Community organizations are stepping up.
They are rebuilding social networks across the city.
Torontonians needing support, who can’t find it elsewhere, often turn to smaller community organizations. More donations can be the difference between an organization’s ability to serve community needs or not.
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Donations to smaller organizations go further.
66% of all charitable revenue goes to only 1% of charitable organizations.
If you’re a Toronto Foundation fundholder:
Diversify your donations to include one or more of the organizations profiled—and if possible, make a multi-year gift to boost their sustainability and flexibility through Donor Central.
Wondering about the benefits of being a fundholder?
Learn how you can make a bigger impact with these vital and donation-ready organizations.
Contact Aneil Gokhale, director of philanthrophy at the Toronto Foundation today.
Rebuilding Social Connections and Changing Systems: Featured Organizations
Toronto Social Capital Grantees
We’re proud to share the five first-ever Toronto Social Capital Grantees. Their work focuses on boosting social capital and bringing people together directly. They participated in a unique granting process that left funding allocation up to the five organizations and each demonstrated how their work helps enhance the social capital of Torontonians.
Building Networks to Shake Up Systems
These organizations are engaging across sectors to find collaborative and systems-change solutions. Often working at the grassroots level, they are tackling pervasive and growing inequities and serving communities that have the lowest social capital in the city.
Toronto Social Capital Grantees
Building Networks to Shake Up Systems
The Toronto Social Capital Study 2022
The Toronto Social Capital Study 2022 is the most in-depth look at social capital in the city. Released by Toronto Foundation and the Environics Institute, along with 15 partners, the report covers Torontonians’ wellbeing based on their social networks, social trust, civic engagement and neighbourhood support.
300,000 Torontonians say they have no one.
Results show who's disconnected and why that matters to city's health.
We acknowledge we are on the traditional territories of the Huron-Wendat, the Anishinabek Nation, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. While Indigenous communities in Toronto remain strong, vibrant, and resilient, they need support to address and overcome the impact of colonialism and systemic inequalities. Furthering Indigenous reconciliation and sovereignty are integral to achieving a more fair and just society where everyone can thrive.
We aim to be an ally and to fund local Indigenous organizations.