Donner Canadian Foundation's Arts and Culture Grants

Donner Canadian Foundation's Arts and Culture Grants is sponsored by Donner Canadian Foundation. Provides grants to arts and culture organizations, including those hosting festivals and events.

Granting - Donner Canadian Foundation Learn more about the Donner Canadian Foundation’s granting program. Coast Funds (Deirdre Loewinata) Oceans North (Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dalhousie University) Canadian Battery Task Force Lewa Wildlife Conservancy The Donner Canadian Foundation’s grants portfolio reflects the interests of the Donner family, in consultation with our independent Canadian governors and expert advisors.

The foundation supports a variety of organizations making significant impact in the environmental, social, and public policy sectors. The Donner Canadian Foundation’s granting is by invitation-only . Each year, the foundation’s board, members, staff, and advisors engage with current partners, as well as the wider charitable sector, to identify opportunities to make positive change.

Staff does not regularly respond to letters of inquiry or unsolicited requests for funding. How we allocated our grants in 2025 To have a more sustained impact, the foundation has multi-year strategies in three areas.

Atlantic Marine Conservation Supporting Healthy Marine Ecosystems, Sustainable Economies, and Vibrant Communities Advancing Canada’s Transition to a Net-zero Carbon Future While Fostering Economic Prosperity Working Toward Truth and Reconciliation Organization Project | General Support Sector City Province/State Amount Humane World Foundation Canada Saving the Pride: Rescuing Neglected Lions Animal Welfare Vaudreuil-Dorion QC $10,000 Campfire Circle General Support Social and Community Benefits Toronto ON $50,000 Oceana Canada Strengthening Fisheries Management in Canada Environment and Wildlife Preservation Toronto ON $106,000 Coast Conservation Endowment Fund Foundation Building Stewardship Capacity through Knowledge Exchange in the Great Bear Rainforest and Haida Gwaii Environment and Wildlife Preservation Vancouver BC $55,000 Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources, Inc. Building Sustainable Communities Environment and Wildlife Preservation Winnipeg MB $142,000 Canadian Network for International Surgery General Support International Development and Human Rights Vancouver BC $20,000 UHN Foundation Effect of Concussion in the elderly and those with neurodegenerative disease Science and Medicine Toronto ON $60,000 UHN Foundation Centre of Excellence in Aortic Disease at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre Science and Medicine Toronto ON $50,000 UHN Foundation Predictive Analytics at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre Science and Medicine Toronto ON $75,000 UHN Foundation Toronto-Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration in Emergency Medicine Science and Medicine Toronto ON $33,000 My Grandfather's Cat Pet Food Pantry Animal Welfare East Chester NS $10,000 SecondStreet.

org General Support Public Policy and Research Education Regina SK $22,000 MakeWay Charitable Society Support for IndigenEYEZ Social and Community Benefits Vancouver BC $74,000 PLEDJ: Promoting Leadership for Empowerment, Development and Justice The Solidarity Dialogues Social and Community Benefits Westmount QC $30,000 Simon Fraser University Support for First Languages AI Reality (FLAIR) Science and Medicine Vancouver BC $90,000 Humane World Foundation Canada Northern Dogs Clinics in Alberta, British Columbia, and Yukon Animal Welfare Vaudreuil-Dorion QC $9,000 Humane Canada National Centre for the Prosecution of Animal Cruelty and the Canadian Violence Link Coalition Animal Welfare Ottawa ON $50,000 Fraser Institute Economic Freedom of the World and Core Support Public Policy and Research Education Vancouver BC $104,000 Mars Discovery District The MaRS AdapTech Program Environment and Wildlife Preservation Toronto ON $50,000 Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative Foundation General Support Environment and Wildlife Preservation Canmore AB $100,000 Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative Foundation Future-Proofing Wolverine Conservation: Climate-Resilient Habitat and Connectivity in the Yellowstone to Yukon Region Environment and Wildlife Preservation Canmore AB $135,000 New Hope Dog Rescue Inc. General Support Animal Welfare Saskatoon SK $5,000 Ecology Action Centre Shifting Gears: Creating resilient, modernized fisheries and implementing strong policies Environment and Wildlife Preservation Halifax NS $91,000 Paws for Hope Animal Foundation General Support Animal Welfare Maple Ridge BC $5,000 Montreal Economic Institute (Institut Économique de Montréal) General Support Public Policy and Research Education Montreal QC $45,000 The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada Florence Booth House Project Update and Harvest Hope Food Insecurities Campaign Social and Community Benefits Toronto ON $110,000 Fordham University Fordham University Law School Support Education New York NY $10,000 Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking Rewarding Excellence: Empowering Staff Through Performance Bonuses Social and Community Benefits Toronto ON $75,000 C.

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Howe Institute General Support Public Policy and Research Education Toronto ON $20,000 Canadian Constitution Foundation Runnymede Society Public Policy and Research Education Calgary AB $28,000 Environment Funders Canada Oceans Collaborative Environment and Wildlife Preservation Toronto ON $45,000 Mount Allison University Support for University Observatory and Physics Student Enrichment Fund Education Sackville NB $30,000 Hockey Education Reaching Out Society General Support Social and Community Benefits Vancouver BC $10,000 WaterCan Sexual Health And Reproductive Education (SHARE) International Development and Human Rights Ottawa ON $10,000 Heiltsuk Tribal Council Hailzaqvla Language Immersion - We Will Rise Higher and Higher Program Social and Community Benefits Bella Bella BC $100,000 Public Policy Forum Action Canada Program Public Policy and Research Education Ottawa ON $10,000 Casey House Foundation Renovation for Expansion of Care Social and Community Benefits Toronto ON $60,000 Covenant House Vancouver General Support Social and Community Benefits Vancouver BC $20,000 Saskatchewan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Food Bank and Veterinary Care Animal Welfare Saskatoon SK $20,000 Canadian Blood Services General Support Science and Medicine Ottawa ON $10,000 Nova Scotia Nature Trust General Support Environment and Wildlife Preservation Dartmouth NS $55,000 Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Advancing MPAs in Atlantic Canada: Charting a course to 30x30 Environment and Wildlife Preservation Ottawa ON $115,000 Covenant House Toronto Anti-Trafficking Program Social and Community Benefits Toronto ON $40,000 Johns Hopkins University Healing Pathways Research Project Social and Community Benefits Baltimore MD $35,000 Harvard University Ariadne Labs: Living Well with Dementia: Testing the Toolkit in the GUIDE Model Science and Medicine Boston MA $50,000 Council for Canadian American Relations (CCAR) General Support Arts and Culture New York NY $30,000 Concussion Legacy Foundation (Canada) Inc. Donner Neuroscience Tech Collective Science and Medicine Toronto ON $178,556 Shaw Festival Theatre Canada General Support Arts and Culture Niagara-on-the-Lake ON $35,000 BullyingCanada Inc. General Support Social and Community Benefits Fredericton NB $15,000 Chapel & York Canada Foundation Support for Lewa Wildlife Conservancy: Enhancing Health, Community Livelihoods, and Nutrition for the Critically Endangered Mountain Bongo Environment and Wildlife Preservation Thornhill ON $42,000 World Wildlife Fund Canada Supporting Indigenous leadership within the South Coast Fjords NMCA Environment and Wildlife Preservation Toronto ON $70,000 Windmill Microlending Supporting Newcomer Women To Achieve Their Career Goals Social and Community Benefits Toronto ON $10,000 The Society of High Prairie Regional Environmental Action Committee Keepers of the Water Environment and Wildlife Preservation Slave Lake AB $60,000 The Martin Family Initiative Early Years Initiative and Entrepreneurship Training Social and Community Benefits Montréal QC $25,000 Stratford Shakespearean Festival of Canada General Support Arts and Culture Stratford ON $25,000 St.

Michael's Hospital Foundation The BARLO MS Centre Science and Medicine Toronto ON $45,000 Sierra Club of British Columbia Foundation Support for Indigenous Climate Action Environment and Wildlife Preservation Victoria BC $65,000 Samara Centre for Democracy General Support Public Policy and Research Education Toronto ON $40,000 Salt Spring Institute for Sustainability Education & Action Climate Solutions Reporting Project: BC Rural and Remote Communities at the Vanguard of Climate Resiliency and Adaptation Social and Community Benefits Salt Spring Island BC $20,000 Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning McGill University Joseph Donner Jr. Research Bursary Education Montreal QC $20,000 RAVEN (Respecting Aboriginal Values and Environmental Needs) General Support Environment and Wildlife Preservation Victoria BC $185,000 Queen's University at Kingston Skeletal Muscle Research Project Science and Medicine Kingston ON $45,000 Oceans North Conservation Society Marine Conservation Outcomes that Benefit Communities: Building Resiliency for the Ecosystem and People in Atlantic Canada Environment and Wildlife Preservation Halifax NS $115,000 Nawalakw Community Foundation General Support Social and Community Benefits Alert Bay BC $100,000 MakeWay Foundation Support for the Northern Manitoba Food, Culture and Community Collaborative (NMFCCC) Social and Community Benefits Vancouver BC $175,000 MakeWay Foundation Sîhtoskâtowin Program Social and Community Benefits Vancouver BC $60,000 MakeWay Charitable Society Stein Nahatlatch Initiative Environment and Wildlife Preservation Vancouver BC $75,000 Institute for Liberal Studies Inc. General Support Public Policy and Research Education Ottawa ON $35,000 Indigenous Peoples Resilience Fund General Support Social and Community Benefits Ottawa ON $225,000 Humanitarian Coalition Gaza Humanitarian Emergency International Development and Human Rights Ottawa ON $100,000 Governors of St.

Francis Xavier University Circle of Abundance - Amplifying Indigenous Women's Leadership (2025-26) Education Antigonish NS $22,000 Ecotrust Canada Climate Resilience in Indigenous Communities Environment and Wildlife Preservation Vancouver BC $60,000 East Coast Environmental Law Association Enhancing Marine Biodiversity Protection for Atlantic Canada in the Renewable Energy Transition Using Marine Spatial Planning Environment and Wildlife Preservation Halifax NS $60,000 Earthroots Fund Grassy Narrows Women’s Drum Group: Healing our Environment and our People Social and Community Benefits Toronto ON $80,000 Community Veterinary Outreach General Support Animal Welfare Kanata ON $51,500 Clean Economy Fund Core and Project Support Environment and Wildlife Preservation Toronto ON $305,002 Citadel Therapy Canine Society General Support Social and Community Benefits Vancouver BC $9,000 Centre for Civic Engagement The Hub: Public Policy Research Public Policy and Research Education Toronto ON $75,750 Canadian Animal Task Force Society General Support Animal Welfare Calgary AB $36,500 Canadian Animal Assistance Team General Support Animal Welfare Cambridge ON $14,000 Banff Forum General Support Public Policy and Research Education Ottawa ON $10,000 African Wildlife Foundation of Canada General Support Environment and Wildlife Preservation Toronto ON $5,000 Influence Mentoring Society General Support Education Calgary AB $50,000 Community Music Schools of Toronto General Support Social and Community Benefits Toronto ON $72,500 WoodGreen Foundation Newcomer Wellbeing Initiative Social and Community Benefits Toronto ON $30,000 Hot Docs International Spectrum Program and Docs for Schools Arts and Culture Toronto ON $75,000 Aman Lara Path to Protection Program International Development and Human Rights Kanata ON $62,500 Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning McGill University Donner Studentships at the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute Science and Medicine Montreal QC $80,000 Miskanawah Community Services Association General Support Social and Community Benefits Calgary AB $25,000 Dying With Dignity Canada General Support Social and Community Benefits Toronto ON $50,000 Women's Hostels Incorporated (Nellie's) General Support Social and Community Benefits Toronto ON $10,000 Right to Learn Afghanistan Advocacy for the Right to Education for Women and Girls in Afghanistan International Development and Human Rights Calgary AB $20,000 Public Policy Forum Covering Canada: Election 2025 Fund Public Policy and Research Education Ottawa ON $60,000 Freedom Dog Rescue General Support Animal Welfare Mississippi Mills ON $15,000 Bow Valley Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals General Support Animal Welfare Canmore AB $12,000 Pacific Assistance Dogs Society General Support Animal Welfare Burnaby BC $10,000 Ottawa Fringe Festival General Support Arts and Culture Ottawa ON $25,000 North Toronto Cat Rescue General Support Animal Welfare Markham ON $10,000 Burning Passions Theatre General Support Arts and Culture Ottawa ON $15,000 Ottawa Stray Cat Rescue General Support Animal Welfare Nepean ON $15,000 We Are Young Association General Support Social and Community Benefits Halifax NS $20,000 My Grandfather's Cat General Support Animal Welfare East Chester NS $10,000 Vancouver Humane Society General Support Animal Welfare Vancouver BC $8,000 SPCA de la Montérégie (Société Pour La Prévention de la Cruauté Envers les Animaux) General Support Animal Welfare Ste-Angele-de-Monnoir QC $35,000 Progressive Animal Welfare Services Inc. General Support Animal Welfare London ON $10,000 Montreal Economic Institute (Institut Économique de Montréal) General Support Public Policy and Research Education Montreal QC $50,000 Bethesda-House of Mercy (Bowmanville) General Support Social and Community Benefits Bowmanville ON $15,000 Toronto Cat Rescue General Support Animal Welfare Toronto ON $10,000 Ottawa Little Theatre Inc. General Support Arts and Culture Ottawa ON $15,000