Deadline: 14-Apr-23
The Edmonton Community Foundation (ECF) is inviting applications for its Community Grants program that provides funding to help with a variety of organizational needs.
ECF support is specific to your organizational needs. They look to organizations to determine their priority areas; this can include renovations, equipment purchases, program support, and more.
They encourage applications from organizations led by and/or focused on equity-seeking communities. They recognize that equity-seeking organizations may experience barriers in accessing charitable status. For the purposes of this document, they use the term “equity-seeking communities” to include groups which are marginalized by societal structures. Equity-seeking communities often experience social and financial disadvantages as a result of systems of oppression. Oppression takes many forms including but not limited to racism, sexism, and ableism. Therefore, examples of equity-seeking communities include: Indigenous people; ethnic or linguistic minorities; sexual and gender minorities; and people with mental illness or physical or intellectual disabilities.
Funding Information
- If the organization has not received a Community Grant in the last five years, the organization is eligible to apply for up to $50,000.
- If the organization has received a community grant in the last five years, and reported on it, the organization is eligible to apply for up to $80,000.
- Community Grants are not limited to a specific calendar or fiscal year. Your grant request should cover the amount of time needed to achieve your desired impact. Grant timelines are assessed on an individual basis. The average length is around 15 to 16 months.
What activities are eligible? One or more of these:
- Existing Programming Costs: (Only for organizations with an operating budget less than 8M) Costs associated with the delivery of current or ongoing programming. Includes: salaries, program materials and equipment, promotion, administration, accessibility considerations, etc.
- New and Expanded Programming Costs: Costs associated with the development, delivery, piloting, or evaluation of new or expanded programs. Includes: salaries, program materials and equipment, promotion, spaces associated with programming, accessibility considerations, etc.
- Capacity Building: Costs associated with strengthening the organization’s ability to deliver on its charitable mission. Includes: consultant fees, professional development, organizational assessments, technology, specialized equipment, costs associated with organizational mergers, etc. Capacity Building may also be to strengthen a sector or collective group. Includes: costs to collaborate, community engagement and organizing, identifying issues, and framing shared actions.
- Equipment purchases or renovations: Costs associated with buying specific items or renovating a space or location
When must these activities occur?
- Expenses covered by the grant must be incurred no earlier than July 1, 2023 (after grant decisions are made).
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must meet all Three of these criteria to have their application considered for the Community Grants Program.
- They must be a registered Canadian charity or other qualified donee
- Their work must be based in and serve the Greater Edmonton Area, including the four surrounding counties
- Each organization can have one current Community Grant for their own work AND one to support a partnership or collaborative.
- When applying to support their own work, must have completed, and reported on any previous Community Grant.
- When applying in partnership with a non-profit society or grassroots group, must have completed and reported on any previous Community Grants for a partnership or collaborative.
For more information, visit ECF.
