Deadline: 10-Mar-25
Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta is offering its Community Grants Program to address the greatest needs across the Southeastern Alberta region.
What they will fund?
- Programs that focus on supporting a vibrant, healthy, and caring community, including innovative new projects
- Short-term projects (fewer than 2 years)
- Seed funding for long-term projects (more than 2 years)
- Equipment-based projects (under $10,000)
- Administrative expenses pertaining to the project – up to 10% of the total grant requested (i.e. Supervisor wages, rent, travel, etc.)
- Unrestricted operating expenses pertaining to the project – up to 50% of the total grant requested (i.e. Staff wages required for program, supplies for program, etc.)
What they do not fund?
- Ongoing core administrative expenses
- Partisan, political, or singular direct religious activities
- Building an endowment or fundraising expenses
- Debt Reduction
- Large capital campaigns such as new construction, expansion, renovation, infrastructure, and equipment over $10,000
- Playgrounds and recreation structures over $2,500 (i.e. recreational courts, splash parks)
Eligibility Criteria
- CFSEA is eligible to provide grants to qualified donees including federally registered charities, municipalities, and school divisions.
- As of fall 2024, CFSEA can grant funds to a registered, non-profit society in Alberta currently in good standing which has existed for at least five (5) years, for up to $5,000.
- If you are a non-profit society, requesting more than $5,000, you will still need to complete the affiliate process.
For more information, visit Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta.