Canada: Community Services Recovery Fund

Deadline: 21-Feb-23

The Squamish Community Foundation is now inviting applications for its Community Services Recovery Fund, a $400 million investment from the Government of Canada to support charities and non-profits as they focus on how to adapt their organizations for pandemic recovery.

The Squamish Community Foundation is working with community foundations across Canada in collaboration with the Canadian Red Cross, and United Way to distribute funding. This fund supports Community Service Organizations including non-profit organizations, Indigenous Governing Bodies and Registered Charities located in Canada.

Project Focus Area in Squamish

• The Squamish Community Foundation is administering $155,000 to local charities and non-profit organizations under the Project Focus Area: Investing in Systems and Processes.
• This funding supports one-time projects that invest in the systems and processes involved in creating the internal workings of an organization’s overall structure. To have a local application assessed and funded locally, this is the Project Focus Area a Squamish organization should apply to. Applications for the other Project Focus Areas will be assessed by national organizations along with all other applications from across the country.
• Examples of projects primarily focused on Systems and Processes may include: Investment in contact management systems; Implementation of a new communications plan; Enhancement of a new accounting system; Development, implementation, or adaptation of a new fundraising strategy; A governance review through the lens of organizational resilience.

Funding Information

• Local Stream
  • Tier 1
    • Min $10,000
    • Max $100,000
  • Tier 2
    • Min $100,001
    • Max $200,000
• National / Provincial / Territorial Stream
  • Tier 1
    • Min $20,000
    • Max $200,000
  • Tier 2
    • Min $200,001
    • Max $500,000

Eligibility Criteria

• The Community Services Recovery Fund will accept applications from Community Service Organizations, which means non-profit organizations, Indigenous Governing Bodies or Registered Charities located in Canada that provide services to communities within Canada.
• Non-profit Organizations
  • Unincorporated and incorporated associations, clubs, or societies that are not registered charities or individuals but are organized and operate exclusively for social welfare, civic improvement, pleasure, recreation, or any other purpose except profit.
• Indigenous Governing Bodies
  • Indigenous governing bodies that are not registered as qualified donees or non-profits, such as First Nations bands, Métis settlements, and Inuit governments or associations.
• Registered Charities/Other Qualified Donees
  • Charities and other qualified donees registered with the Canada Revenue Agency, that are not listed as an ineligible organization.

Eligible Organizations

• To be considered eligible for funding from the Community Services Recovery Fund, organizations must meet all of the following criteria:
  • Be a Community Service Organization
  • Be incorporated or established in Canada or have a principal registered office address in Canada
  • Provide services to communities in Canada
  • Be in good standing with the Canada Revenue Agency, a provincial registry, or applicable regulatory body
  • Have a governance structure in place with at least three people on the board, management committee, or other type of governing body
  • Have internal accountability measures such as practices and procedures for internal controls and accountability
  • Have a bank account in the name of the organization and a financial management system to track the organization’s income and expense transactions effectively
  • Be working in one or more of the community services areas listed from the International Classification of Non-Profits:
    • Arts and culture
    • Development and housing
    • Education and research (provincial/territorial entities are excluded)
    • Environment
    • Health (provincial/territorial entities are excluded)
    • Law, advocacy and politics
    • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
    • Social services
    • Sports and recreation
    • Faith-based

For more information, visit Squamish Community Foundation.