Deadline: 17-Feb-23
The Brampton and Caledon Community Foundation is seeking applications for its Grant Program.
Guiding Principles
- Building community assets and facilitating philanthropy.
- Establishing an effective and imaginative grants program.
- Implementing responsive and accountable processes.
- Reflecting diversity and fostering renewal.
- Building community capacity.
- Creating community dialogue and partnerships.
Operating Principles
- Maintaining and respecting the confidentiality of information obtained throughout all processes.
- Declaring and recognizing conflicts of interest that may arise through the granting process.
- These principles are the framework for the decisions and processes of the Grant Making Committee of the Brampton and Caledon Community Foundation.
Eligibility Criteria
- All Qualified Donees under the Income Tax Act of Canada may apply to the Brampton and Caledon Community Foundation for Granting consideration. Typically, a Qualified Donee is a Registered Charity with a Charitable Registration Number. There are some exceptions, as the Income Tax Act of Canada indicates.
- Grants are made only to groups/organizations registered as Canadian charitable organizations and others qualified as described in Section 110 of the Income Tax Act.
- Preference will be given to projects, which contribute to the community’s growing needs for artistic, cultural, recreational, educational, environmental, health and social service related programs.
- Organizations must demonstrate vision, action, effectiveness, fiscal responsibility and good management.
- Applicants must establish the seriousness of the need and the degree of potential benefit to the community served.
- It must be clear that the organization and its personnel are able to achieve results.
- A clear outline of partnership, co-operation and co-ordination with other similar programs or projects should be evident.
- The likelihood of independence from Foundation support must be clear as well as reasonable assurances that the amount requested is sufficient to achieve results.
- The degree of volunteer participation and citizen involvement along with constructive attention to diversity and positive change should be evident.
- All applicants will be required to complete a grant application form and supply requested reference information. A meeting with the Grant Making Committee or the President & CEO may be required.
- Applicants receiving a grant will be required to submit a final report upon completion of the project. The Foundation reserves the right to audit the project on completion or at intervals during the project.
Restrictions
- The Foundation does not support the following items:
- Fundraising events or campaign activities
- Partisan, political or direct religious activities
- Individuals Sports and recreation teams or club sponsorship
- Pay down of mortgages, deficit reduction or projects already completed
- Operating expenses of established agencies or programs or capital building campaigns
- Multiple year requests
- Research, publication of studies, educational material, seminars, conferences or workshops, tours or travel outside the community and scholarships or fellowships
- Grants available from donor-directed funds administered by the Foundation are not restricted by these guidelines.
For more information, visit Brampton and Caledon Community Foundation.