Canada
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
Types of eligible projects
Timeline
- Closing date : May 14, 2025
Canada
Grant and Funding Programs Offered by Social and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI)
Prosper Canada is a national financial empowerment organization that funds and supports community partners across Canada. It invests in programs for tax filing, benefits access, financial coaching, and financial education, including Resilient Futures and other partner-based initiatives. View Social and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI)'s website for more information.
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About Social and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI)
What is the mission of Social and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI)?
Prosper Canada aims to improve financial well-being for people in Canada, especially those on low incomes, by expanding access to practical supports, tools, and services. It works with community partners and governments to remove barriers and help people build lasting financial security.
What type of organization is Social and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI)?
Social and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI) is a Non-profit organization.
What is Social and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI)'s official website?
Social and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI)'s official website is https://prospercanada.org/.
What else should I know about Social and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI)?
Role of Prosper Canada in the funding ecosystem
Prosper Canada is a Canadian nonprofit that works nationally to expand financial empowerment services and improve access to practical financial help for people living on low and modest incomes. The organization does not only advocate for policy change; it also acts as a funder and capacity-builder for community organizations that deliver frontline services.
Its most explicit funding stream in the provided pages is Resilient Futures, a four-year national project funded by the Government of Canada and led by Prosper Canada. The project supports eligible organizations in Northern and Atlantic Canada and invests in a wider network of community partners across provinces and territories.
Funding themes and supported services
- Tax-filing support and related income access services
- Benefits screening, applications, and navigation
- One-on-one financial coaching and counselling
- Financial education and community financial empowerment programming
The organization’s approach pages show that Prosper Canada also develops and scales financial empowerment solutions with municipalities and community partners, using technology and partnership models to make services more accessible.
Publics served and geographic scope
Prosper Canada’s work is national in scope, with partners across every province and territory. The funding pages highlight a strong focus on people facing barriers to financial security, including Indigenous Peoples, Black communities, and people living with disabilities.
Transparency and delivery model
The site describes a network-based model in which Prosper Canada provides orientation, strengthens partner capacity, facilitates a national community of practice, and coordinates the flow of funding needed to deliver services. This makes it a clear intermediary and program funder within Canada’s financial empowerment ecosystem.