Deadline: Ongoing
The right funding opportunity is waiting for you with ECF’s Community Grant Program — all you have to do is apply.
As a Charitable Organisation, you have specific funding needs. They support charities in the Edmonton area across many sectors, including:
- Human Services
- Arts & Culture
- Education
- Environment & Animal Welfare
- Health
- Sports & Recreation.
The Community Grants program can support a wide range of organizational needs. They look to organizations to determine their priority areas.
Funding Information
- You can apply for a grant up to approximately (see note) $80,000. If you don’t have a recent relationship with us (within the last five years).
- You can apply for a grant up to approximately (see note) $50,000. (Note: We will consider amounts slightly above these limits when there is a strong rationale.)
Eligibility Criteria
- Community Grants aim to support our community. A non-profit is eligible to apply if it serves the greater Edmonton area, including Leduc County, Parkland County, Strathcona County, and Sturgeon County. The non-profit must also have a charitable registration number from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) or be considered a qualified donee.
- If you are not a registered charity but wish to apply for funding, you can consider the following options:
- Make a formal application to CRA to become a registered charity.
- Establish a written partnership with a registered charity that would apply for funds for the proposed project. CRA recommends that the relationship between the registered charity and the non-charitable organization be formalized and documented. Click here to visit CRA’s website for more details. Note that the opportunity to apply with a charitable partner is not meant to allow groups to circumvent CRA rules, but rather to support genuine partnerships between charities and non-profits.
For more information, visit https://www.ecfoundation.org/grants/community-grants/