Social Impact Investments
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Beyond Granting
The Vital Social Impact Investment Fund at Toronto Foundation offers donors a way to undertake their philanthropic work — as funders of social impact investments. Each investment aligns with key social needs identified in Toronto’s Vital Signs Report. Our mission is to connect philanthropy to community needs and opportunities, and it has been gratifying to leverage one more tool to make systemic change.
We’ve worked with fundholders to grow the program and have together invested $14+ million, with $1.3M new social impact investments made in 2024. The growth of our program is in large part due to the nonprofit sector’s innovation and drive for social change. As our loans mature and are paid back, we are able to re-invest, and we will continue to methodically evaluate risks and returns, and do our detailed due diligence on new potential investments that are recommended to the board by the Foundation’s Social Impact Investment Committee.
Read about current and past investments, and reflections on our program to date here.
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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.