Lakeshore Community Benefit Fund Grant – Canada

Deadline: 30-Sep-2024

The Municipality of Lakeshore is pleased to announce the Lakeshore Community Benefit Fund Grant.

The Municipality of Lakeshore is committed to nurturing a unified municipality that sees possibilities, inspires innovation and realizes potential. The Municipality of Lakeshore is committed to the growth and betterment of the community.

In support of these initiatives, Lakeshore offers the Lakeshore Community Benefit Fund Grant. The grant provides funding for organizations seeking financial assistance that directly benefits the general public within the Municipality of Lakeshore.

Funding Categories 

• Social & Community Services: services that respond to the basic needs and safety of residents within the community, including referral, information and assistance in a variety of areas such as health care, food, clothing, shelter, government services, counseling, employment, etc. and services which promote healthy communities.
• Senior or Youth: Programs or activities directed towards the youth or senior population.
• Historical, Arts & Cultural Events or Organizations: Events and activities which serve to celebrate history, arts and culture, or gather, document, preserve or otherwise maintain information and artifacts of an historical or cultural value.
• Fundraisers for Municipal Projects: Fees may be waived for fundraisers held in a municipal facility, whose sole purpose is to raise funds for a municipal project to construct, rehabilitate or maintain municipal infrastructure. Assistance provided in this category will be prorated based on the proportion of funds raised and directed towards municipal projects to total funds raised.
• Community Beautification & Protection/Preservation of the Environment: includes projects which serve to enhance or beautify the Municipality of Lakeshore or preserve and protect the environment.

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligible Organizations include:
  • Charitable organization registered with the Canada Revenue Agency;
  • Registered not-for-profit organization;
  • Association or society otherwise recognized at law that is not-for-profit.
• The Organization seeking a grant under the LCBF must provide services that fall into one of the funding categories identified.
• The Organization must:
  • Be located in the Municipality of Lakeshore; or
  • Conduct itself in a way that provides a benefit to residents of the Municipality of Lakeshore.
• The Community Benefit Fund is meant for one time funding of projects or initiatives and is not intended to fund:
  • the waiver of fees relating to development charges, building permit, or planning fees;
  • deficits from operations of past years;
  • projects or initiatives that duplicate or resemble projects or initiatives offered by the Municipality.

For more information, visit Municipality of Lakeshore.