Deadline: 1-Sep-20
The G. Murray and Edna Forbes Foundation at the South Saskatchewan Community Foundation accepts applications for projects or operations grants.
Funding Information
Requested grant amounts will have a minimum value of $5,000 and a maximum value of $75,000.
Criteria
- In order to be eligible to apply for a grant, an organization must be a registered charity, qualified donee as defined in the Income Tax Act (Canada) or have an affiliation agreement with and a letter of endorsement of the program from a qualified donee such as a registered municipality.
- Priority shall be given to specific proposals related to:
- Arts and Culture
- Education
- Environment. For example, proposals that support minimizing carbon footprint, pollution reduction, transition to clean energy, habitat preservation and/or restoration, and related education activities.
- Health
- Homelessness
- Indigenous Programming
- Poverty
- Youth
- Grant Funds shall not be used for:
- Operating or capital deficits
- Establishment of endowment funds
- Investment
- Retroactive funding for past expenses
- Individuals
- Political Activities
- Continuing or multi-year commitments
- To confer private benefit on any individual
- Proposals will be evaluated on the following criteria:
- How were the grant needs determined?
- What methods were used to identify the need?
- Which granting priority area does the application apply to?
- What capacity does the organization have to complete the work?
- What factors determine success?
- Are there other funders or funding committed to the work?
- Have any necessary approvals been achieved?
- Has any other work in this area been undertaken?
- Internal capacity to ensure project success.
- Preference is given to work at the local level, work that encourages local partnerships, and work that leverages additional sources of funding.
- Grantees with over-due reporting may not be eligible to apply for or receive grants.
For more information, visit https://sscf.ca/grants-funding/grant-fund-overview/forbes-foundation-fund/