Non-Profit Funding Information
Securing funding for your non-profit can be facilitated by numerous companies and institutions dedicated to supporting the improvement of the communities they serve.
Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program (AEP): The AEP provides access to capital and access to business opportunities for Indigenous entrepreneurs and business owners in Canada.
Alberta Foundation for the Arts: The following link provides access to various funding opportunities surrounding the Arts.
Alberta Real Estate Foundation: The Alberta Real Estate Foundation funds initiatives that support and advance education, research, law reform, and other activities related to real estate across our three focus areas of Real Estate Leadership, Built Environment, and Land.
Alberta Sport Connection: Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation (SPAR) Donation Fund Program encourages support for the development of sport, physical activity and recreation in Alberta.
Align- Association of Community Services: The following link provides access to various funding opportunities to support organizations.
Alliance Pipeline: Alliance Pipeline’s community investments are guided by a core set of criteria. We consider donation and sponsorship opportunities in communities where Alliance Pipeline operates.
Allstate Foundation of Canada: We support organizations and initiatives that focus on fostering an environment of inclusion, involvement and empowerment for those who experience barriers to participation – whether it be within their community, career, or personal life. Our two main pillars are investing in our community through grants and in-kind contributions, and empowering employees to get involved by giving back.
ATB Entrepreneur Centre: You bring your ideas, questions and passion—we’ll provide the advice, tools, resources and connections so you can grow your business, your way. We understand the ambition. The sacrifice. The desire to get to that next level. ATB is here to help you navigate each stage of your business journey and build and grow your small business.
ATCO: We share a great responsibility to ensure the world is a sustainable place for future generations. Through our community investment programs, we are supporting organizations on their energy transition journey toward a net zero future, building capacity for safer communities and collaborating with our sponsored partners to make a meaningful difference where we live and work. Across our global operations, we are proud to provide volunteers, expertise, gifts-in-kind and financial support to the organizations that help communities thrive.
Baytex Energy Corp: Baytex believes in enhancing the communities where employees live and work, supporting causes, and institutions through financial and volunteer efforts. Our community investment program is focused on three pillars of support: Healthcare and Research, Community Living, and Education and Training.
Bell: The Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund is part of the Bell Mental Health Initiative, a $50 million multi-year national program in support of mental health.
BMO: BMO’s Purpose, to Boldly Grow the Good in business and life, informs our strategy, drives our ambition, and reinforces our commitment to double the good. It’s how we are driving progress for our colleagues, customers and communities.
Canada Council for the Arts: The Canada Council for the Arts champions and invests in artistic excellence through grants, services, prizes and payments to professional Canadian artists, groups and arts organizations.
Canada Life: Supporting charitable organizations and initiatives across the country is one of the ways our companies give back to Canadians, yet it’s more to us than simply writing a cheque. We also engage our employees in volunteering opportunities, workplace campaigns and corporate donations so we’re all connected by a shared sense of responsibility to give back and help build stronger communities.
Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program (CASPP): CASPP is designed to support the Canadian agricultural sector’s participation in the Government of Canada’s growth and policy objectives, and larger initiatives by investing in the sector’s design, development and implementation tools and strategies to respond to and seize on opportunities created by these objectives. This program has an annual intake and ending in March 2029.
Eligible applicants under CASPP are:
• not-for-profit organizations including associations, cooperatives and marketing boards
• Indigenous groups
Canadian Space Agency: The program provides funding in three main areas
- Research: Support space-related research and development in CSA priority areas, and targeted knowledge development and innovation to sustain and enhance Canada's capacity to use space to meet the country's future needs and priorities.
- Space awareness: Raise awareness of Canadian space science and technology by increasing the interest of Canadian youth and educators and their participation in related activities.
- Space learning: Provide learning opportunities to Canadian students, educators and physicians in various space-related disciplines.
Canadian Wildlife Federation: The Canadian Wildlife Foundation’s Funding Program exists to promote the conservation of wildlife habitat and the sustainable use of wildlife resources in Canada. There are a number of socio‐economic benefits in adopting innovative approaches to urban planning involving wetlands.
Careers- The Next Generation: A non-profit organization that brings together industry, schools, government, and communities to guide youth into successful career paths. CAREERS works with Alberta schools to connect students to employers for paid internships.
Cenovus Energy: Our Community Investment program strategically concentrates its efforts in three core areas - learning, safety and well-being and sustainable communities. These areas reflect the positive differences we want to make in the communities where we work and live.
CIBC: CIBC Small Business is committed to supporting a cross-section of national programs that foster the growth of entrepreneurship and the continued development of Canadian organizations. Our goal is to help enrich the fabric of Canadian life while supporting the communities where our customers and their employees live and work.
Community Initiatives Program (CIP) Project-Based: The Community Initiatives Program, Project-based grant stream supports projects that enhance and enrich communities throughout Alberta by providing assistance to non-profit organizations for: new programs, enhancement to an existing program, community events, gender equity events, 2SLGBTQIA+ events and new programs, technology, and portable equipment.
Community Initiatives Program (CIP) Operating: The Community Initiatives Program, Operating grant supports eligible non-profit organizations in their ability to operate and deliver services to the vulnerable and disadvantaged.
CN Community Fund: CN Employees’ and Pensioners’ Community Fund, which has been in existence for more than 50 years, stands out as a Canadian leader due to its exemplary practices and is run by CN employees and pensioners acting on behalf of their colleagues and peers. Thanks to the generosity of CN employees and pensioners and the diligence of its many volunteers over the years, our Fund is one of the largest and most successful of its kind in Canada. The Fund is a non-profit organization that organizes fundraising activities and annual campaigns in support of various Canadian charities.
Coca-Cola Company: The Coca-Cola Company, its global philanthropic arm, The Coca-Cola Foundation, and its regional foundations strive daily to be responsive to the citizenship priorities in the global communities where it does business. Community investment priorities focus on water stewardship, active healthy living, community recycling, and education. It also funds disaster relief in communities facing crisis.
Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP)- CFEP provides financial assistance up to $125, 000 to upgrade, expand, purchase or build public-use community facilities. CFEP Large provides financial assistance over $125, 000 to $1 Million to upgrade, expand, purchase or build public-use community facilities.
We are committed to being good neighbors and responsible corporate citizens – whether that is giving back through financial support or in-kind donations of goods and services. We believe that the most effective community investments are those achieved by nurturing relationships with organizations that serve the needs of the community and help us meet our business objectives.
Co-op Community Spaces Fund:The Co-op Community Spaces Program was established to improve community health and well-being by building places for Western Canadians to come together, build social connections and enable community development. Projects can apply for between $25,000 and $150,000 in CAPITAL funding in three categories: recreation, environmental conservation, or urban agriculture.
Co-Operators:We foster financial security for Canadians through risk mitigation, co-operative business development, and skill-building and employment opportunities.
ENMAX: Providing safe, reliable energy to homes and businesses is an essential service and a responsibility we don’t take lightly. We know that behind the lights of every home and business are people who power the potential of our communities. That’s why we prioritize our community investment activities and partnerships to help those most in need.
EPCOR: We believe in supporting our communities and providing more by: connecting with our communities in purposeful, impactful and personal ways, engaging our communities in creating a vital and resilient community and, attracting and mobilizing big hearted employees to help build a better community.
FCC AgriSpirit Fund: Do you have a capital project that will enrich lives in your rural community? The FCC AgriSpirit Fund supports projects in communities of less than 150,000 people by charities, non-profit groups, and First Nations, Métis or Inuit governments/communities.
Finning: This initiative is youth-focused STEM education, a community investment strategy that Finning is pursuing globally in concert with leading non-profit strategic partners.
Home Depot:The Home Depot Canada Foundation was established to expand The Home Depot Canada's commitment to giving back to the communities it serves. The foundation is dedicated to the development of affordable, sustainable housing and community improvement projects that make lasting physical improvements to the neighborhoods that it serves.
Honda Canada: The Honda Canada Foundation was created to lend a hand to those registered charities that work to make valuable contributions to Canadians.
Our focus on communities is reflected in the Foundation logo. Each red arrow represents the three communities the Foundation reaches out to: education, environment, and engineering. The fourth arrow shows the connection of the Honda Canada Foundation as a contributor to these three communities.
Imperial Oil: Imperial is pleased to fund and support many community activities, support is concentrated in a few key areas' education, environment and community programs – and select programs that align community needs with business interests.
Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada: The following Government of Canada link provides access to various funding opportunities to assist various Indigenous organizations.
Jobs and Growth Fund:The Jobs and Growth Fund provides funding to businesses and organizations to help create more jobs and position Canada for an inclusive recovery and long-term growth. Projects need to contribute to one or more of the following:
• Support the transition to a green economy
• Foster an inclusive recovery
• Preserve competitiveness and enhance resilience through productivity improvement and digital adoption
• Strengthen capacity in sectors critical to Canada’s recovery and growth
Labour Market Partnership Grants: These grants are project-based grants available to nonprofits, municipalities, charities, businesses, associations and Indigenous groups to support workforce development and initiatives to attract and retain workers. For example, the grant could be used for labor studies, career or job fairs, bring in labor speakers, etc. Contact your Workforce Consultant to learn more.
Mercer:Examples of Mercer reside in each community – unique, specific to the needs of the community, but with one common theme: bettering the places we call home.
Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC): The MEC Community Contributions program is geared to continually increase support for Canada's outdoor recreation and conservation communities. Funding areas include Land Acquisition, Advocacy and Education, Access & Activity, Research and Capacity Building.
Movable Cultural Program: Movable Cultural Property Grants help designated organizations acquire cultural property of outstanding significance and national importance to Canada, as outlined in the Cultural Property Export and Import Act. Designated organizations are located in Canada and demonstrate the ability to ensure the long-term preservation of cultural property.
National Housing Co-Investment Funding: The Co-Investment Fund provides capital to partnered organizations for new affordable housing and the renovation and repair of existing affordable and community housing. Funds are provided as low-interest and/or forgivable loans and contributions.
Nestle Canada: Nestlé Canada encourages and supports the promotion of health and wellness in the communities we all share. Funding is directed toward programs and organizations that support healthy active living, with specific emphasis on encouraging physical activity in children, youth and their families, all in a non-competitive setting.
Restorative Justice Grants: Alberta’s government is developing a modern approach to reducing crime and protecting Albertans by offering grants to organizations that deliver restorative justice services.
Richardson Pioneer:Richardson Foundation endeavors to support registered Canadian charities in the following areas: the Visual and Performing Arts, Education, Youth Initiatives and Environmental Issues.
Rural Communities Foundation: We are committed to improving the sustainability of farmers and ranchers in Alberta by supporting projects that support rural communities The foundation was created in 2014 as a way to distribute archived equity funds back into rural communities where UFA has a presence.
Shell Canada: At Shell Canada we have social investment programs that support the communities around our operations as well as national programs that provide lasting benefits to Canadians across the country.
Space Creation- Child Care: The Space Creation Grant will help enable 42,500 total new non-profit licensed spaces to be created over the next 5 years. Applications for grant funding are open to non-profit groups interested in creating new childcare spaces or starting new childcare programs.
Strategic Partnership Initiative: The Strategic Partnerships Initiative (SPI) provides a way for federal partners to coordinate their efforts, reduce administrative burden, and pool resources in support of Indigenous communities. This approach fills gaps in other funding programs that might create a barrier to Indigenous involvement in economic opportunities. SPI initiatives can span multiple years, have regional economic impacts and serve multiple communities.
Student Work Placement Program: This Program offers wage subsidies for employers, up to $5,000 per student or $7,000 for students in underrepresented groups.
Suncor Energy Foundation: Suncor and the Suncor Energy Foundation (SEF) proudly contribute to non-profit and charitable organizations in Canada and Internationally.
Sunlife Financial: Sun Life is committed to supporting the key priority areas of health and wellness, arts and culture, and sustainability. The Donation and Sponsorship program focuses on five key areas: health, arts & culture, education, social services, and sports. The Philanthropy Program focuses on health, arts and culture and education.
Syncrude: Syncrude may provide assistance in the form of funds, materials/equipment or employees’ time and expertise for projects that focus on four key investment areas: Community, Education, Health Safety & Environment, and Indigenous initiatives. The goals of these key investment areas are to: foster strong, vibrant, and sustainable communities, which help attract and retain a skilled workforce in the areas where we operate, develop a current and future workforce with enhanced skills and knowledge to support Syncrude and the community’s labor needs, support health, safety and environment in the region to protect the quality of life and wellbeing of residents and our environment, and encourage thriving Indigenous communities.
TELUS: TELUS, team members and retirees have proudly contributed $211 million to charitable organizations and volunteered more than 3.7 million hours of service in local communities, making a significant impact across Canada. TELUS places funding decisions in the hands of local community leaders supported by TELUS team members.
TD Bank Group: TD launched the TD Ready Commitment to help open doors for a more inclusive and sustainable tomorrow by focusing our community on four drivers of change. Read our informational sheet for each of these drivers here: Financial Security, Vibrant Planet, Connected Communities and Better Health.
Thrive Academy: Focused on supporting idea stage and pre-seed stage startups in the agri-food tech sector, the THRIVE Academy is a 12-week agri-food tech pre-accelerator program for idea stage entrepreneurs, early-stage startups and researchers looking to commercialize their innovations.
UFA: UFA’s community investment strategy - Learning and Living in the Country – seeks to support sustainability and viability of rural life in the communities they call home by concentrating community efforts in two key areas: education and rural living.
United Way Alberta Northwest: The United Way is committed to strengthening our communities through education and poverty reduction. All of our community investments will focus on supporting this mission.
Viterra: Through our Community Investment Program, Viterra is committed to contributing to positive social outcomes in the communities where Viterra has operations and its employees live, work and play through community development. In order to align these positive outcomes with business value, Viterra provides support in the following three areas: promoting sports and recreation in rural communities with a focus on youth, agricultural awareness and related activities, and promoting grain industry education & safety.
Volunteer Alberta: We have gathered some key resources that shed light on the different ways the nonprofit sector, volunteerism, and civic engagement support our society. We continue to monitor social trends, explore statistical information, and gather inspiring resources that support you in your day-to-day work.
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Walmart: Giving people access to a better life. One community at a time. It’s our mission to create opportunities so people can live better. We consider it our responsibility to make a positive impact in the communities we serve. Whether it’s through the grants we provide to the thousands of organizations that share our mission or through the inspiring volunteer efforts of Walmart associates, we are passionate about helping people live better.