Deadline: 08-Apr-24
The Kindred Foundation is seeking applications for its Youth Mental Health Grant that is focused on providing financial support to Canadian organizations providing mental health services to Black and/or 2SLGBTQ+ youth across the country.
The goal of the Youth Mental Health Grant is to ensure that organizations directly assisting Black and/or 2SLGBTQ+ youth communities with mental health challenges have the funds they need to carry out their mission.
Kindred Foundation is honored to be guided by two organizations who are experts and decision-makers in this funding initiative. The Black Health Alliance is a community-led registered charity working to improve the health and well-being of Black Communities in Canada. It Gets Better Canada envisions a day when no young person in Canada feels marginalized, isolated, excluded, or rejected because of their sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. The Black Health Alliance and It Gets Better Canada are co-decision makers on the application review committee.
Funding Information
- A maximum of $30,000 per grant will be awarded, with approximately 5 grants provided in total. The grant duration is for one year. For awarded grants, if all funds cannot be used in one year, there is the possibility of a 6- or 12-month extension on the gift agreement.
Non Eligible Supports
- Capital funding campaigns
- Travel expenses (exceptions considered)
- Event or fundraising expenses
- Conferences, trade shows, or other related expenses
- Political or lobby organizations
- Projects where benefits occur outside of Canada
Eligibility Criteria
- A Canadian organization providing mental health support to Black and/or 2SLGBTQ+ youth communities.
- Preference given to Black-led and/or 2SLGBTQ+-led organizations.
- If the applying organization is not Black-led and/or 2SLGBTQ+-led, then there must be a clear illustration of partnership with one or both of these communities to ensure that services provided are informed and sensitive to the needs of these two youth communities.
- Must be an organization with a Canadian charitable registration number or affiliated with one who can receive a donation for your organization (qualified donee).
- Must provide direct mental health support to Black and/or 2SLGBTQ+ Canadian youth (not research). This may be the entire focus of the organization or a specific program/project within a larger organization that has a wider mission.
- Maximum operational budget of $3 million to focus on smaller-sized organizations.
- The supported initiative may be a project, program, etc.
For more information, visit Kindred Foundation.