A.S.E.S.S. Funding

• The applicant must be an Alberta-based charitable organization.
• The organization must be engaged in social entrepreneurship using a business model (selling products or services) to solve social problems.
• The proposed work must support progress in the organization’s social enterprise journey (i.e., funding to take a next learning step).
• The organization must have clarity on its intended impact vision and a high-level plan.
• The approach should reflect a testing mindset (e.g., learning, pivoting, frugal testing) rather than only working to a fixed plan.

Who is eligible?

• Alberta-based charitable organizations operating social enterprises (selling products or services for social impact)

Who is not eligible

Eligible expenses

Ineligible Costs and Activities

Eligible geographic areas

• Alberta

• If the funder sees a potential match with its focus area, it will respond within 10 business days.
• If a funding request exceeds the remaining annual budget, a team member will contact the applicant to discuss options for moving forward.

• Annual program budget is $250,000 and is allocated on a first-come, first-served basis for qualifying applicants.
• If a request exceeds the remaining annual budget, the funder will contact the applicant to discuss options.
• If there is a potential fit, applicants will hear back within 10 business days.