The Catherine Donnelly Foundation is accepting applications for its Grants Program to provide a long-term way to serve specific community needs anywhere in Canada.

The Catherine Donnelly Foundation will use its endowment to fund projects/programs that address community needs in three primary areas:

• Adult Education Advancement Initiatives: The Foundation will consider applications from groups and organizations that use adult education processes that promote justice and equity for New Canadians, especially refugees and migrant workers, Indigenous peoples and other marginalized or excluded populations.

Eligibility Criteria

The Foundation seeks applicant organizations that:

• Are registered Canadian charities
• Can provide evidence that their operative values are consistent with those of the Catherine Donnelly Foundation
• Work in areas where the needs are greatest
• Work with persons not served or reached by traditional programs
• Are undertaking projects or programs that have promise as a model for imitation in other Canadian communities and will train others to set up similar programs
• Partner with other like valued organizations to achieve shared goals

Exclusions

The Catherine Donnelly Foundation will not consider funding the following:

• Retroactive funding
• Fund raising campaigns
• Operating deficits
• Projects outside of Canada
• Emergency appeals
• Purely commercial recordings or film projects

For more information, visit Catherine Donnelly Foundation.