Grant and Funding Programs Offered by Tree of Life Foundation

The Tree of Life Foundation is a private Canadian family foundation established in 2003 that operates as a discretionary grant-maker. The foundation takes a trust-based philanthropy approach, emphasizing relationship-building and respectful partnerships with grantee organizations. It provides funding across three priority areas: housing, mental health, and perinatal health.

The foundation concentrates its funding on organizations that serve women, girls, and gender-diverse people, with particular emphasis on Indigenous-led organizations and those working in partnership with Indigenous communities. The foundation seeks innovative, sustainable approaches that create meaningful impact as defined by the communities they work with.

The foundation uses several considerations when evaluating funding requests: community leadership and ownership, demonstrated need, impact on women and gender-diverse populations, Indigenous engagement and decolonized approaches, potential for impact and scale, environmental sustainability, innovation, and opportunities for collaboration.

The foundation publicly lists its funded partners and projects on its website, demonstrating transparency about its grant-making activities. The Partners and Projects section showcases organizations receiving support in housing, mental health, perinatal health, and reconciliation programs.