What we fund

We will support projects that have the following characteristics:

• Youth-led initiatives, where young people identify issues that they are passionate about, that affect them and their community and where young people are developing the proposals and will take a lead to make the activities happen.
• Generally located in the Greater Golden Horseshoe (click here for a description). 
• Strategies that are grounded in the lived experiences of young people and where the group who develops the strategies is clearly connected to the issues that the group is working to address. 
• Strategies that provide hands-on, experiential opportunities to enhance leadership, organizing skills and knowledge 
• Projects that connect to partners and networks so the group does not have to work in isolation 
• Proposals that have clear and realistic plans for makinf the project happen.  

What we do not fund
As a rule, grants are NOT MADE toward the following:

• Projects outside of Canada.
• Local projects outside of Ontario.
• Fundraising campaigns, dinners, benefits, endowments, sponsorships, emergency funding or other special events.
• One-time or annual conferences, events or workshops.
• Building/capital campaigns, renovations, furnishings, vehicles or other acquisitions.
• Deficit reduction programs.
• Non-secular and faith-based activities.
• Scholarships or bursaries (other than those initiated by the Foundation).
• Personal appeals for financial support.
• Retroactive requests for projects already completed.

Also, in general the Foundation is not able to fund:

• Campus-based or school-based groups and /or in-school programming
• Youth Advisory Committees to non-youth-led organizations; summer camps or youth programs of non-youth organizations.