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Kindred Cares Grants
Last Update: February 3, 2026
Canada
Supports palliative and end-of-life care initiatives
Grant and Funding
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
No objectives are currently available
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
Timeline
- Closing date : October 27, 2025
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- Health care and social assistance
Location
- Canada
Legal structures
- Non-profit
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
- Research
- Other Health Services
- Social Services
Target groups
- General public
- Children & youth
Revenue structures
- 100% donations / grants
Scope
- National
Overview
This funding supports hospice, palliative, and end-of-life care initiatives and research for people with life-limiting conditions and their families. Maximum support is $30,000 CAD for programs/projects and $10,000 CAD for research, including grief and bereavement support activities.
Activities funded
- Programs and projects to improve quality of life through grief and bereavement support for children with life-limiting conditions and/or their families.
- Research in Canada on pediatric palliative care and/or family grief and bereavement.
- Programs and projects to improve quality of life through grief and bereavement support for adults with life-limiting conditions and/or their families.
- Research in Eastern Canada on adult palliative care and/or family grief and bereavement.
- Initiatives addressing clinical care questions and patient/family preferences related to life-limiting conditions.
Examples of admissible projects:
$ 29,500
Expand structured bereavement groups and caregiver supports for adult palliative families
$ 29,750
Deliver pediatric bereavement circles with memory-making activities for families
Documents Needed
Eligibility
- The applicant must be a Canadian registered charity, or partner with a Canadian registered charity that can accept funds on its behalf.
- The project must focus on hospice, palliative, and end-of-life care for children and/or adults with life-limiting conditions and their families.
- Projects may address clinical care and patient/family preferences related to life-limiting conditions.
- For research projects, the work must be affiliated with an academic health science centre or university.
Who is eligible?
- Canadian registered charities
- Non-charitable organizations applying in partnership with a Canadian registered charity (as the fund recipient)
- Academic health science centres or universities (for affiliated research)
Who is not eligible
- Organizations without Canadian registered charity status that do not have a partnership with a Canadian registered charity able to accept funds on their behalf
- Research projects not affiliated with an academic health science centre or university
Eligible expenses
Ineligible Costs and Activities
Eligible geographic areas
- Canada (pediatric palliative care programs, projects, and research)
- New Brunswick (adult palliative care programs, projects, and research)
- Nova Scotia (adult palliative care programs, projects, and research)
- Prince Edward Island (adult palliative care programs, projects, and research)
- Newfoundland and Labrador (adult palliative care programs, projects, and research)
Selection criteria
How to apply
Step 1: Prepare application package
- Draft the application describing the proposed program, project, operational support, or research.
- Ensure the proposal aligns with pediatric palliative care (Canada-wide) or adult palliative care (Eastern Canada: NB, NS, PEI, NL), as applicable.
- Send the application by email to the program contact address provided by the funder.
Processing and Agreement
- Applicants are expected to be communicated with by the end of November 2025.
Additional information
- Established by Kindred Foundation in 2021.
- Applicants can expect communication by the end of November 2025.
Contacts
info@kindredfoundation.ca
Canada
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