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Organizational Grants

Last Update: February 4, 2026
Canada
Unrestricted operating support to advance narrative power
Grant and Funding

At a glance

Funding available
Financing goals
    No objectives are currently available
Eligible Funding
  • Minimum amount : 50,000 $
Timeline
  • Unspecified
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
  • Other services (except public administration)
Location
  • Canada
Legal structures
  • Non-profit
Annual revenue
  • $ 1,000,000 maximum revenue
Organisation size
  • All organization sizes
Audience
  • All groups
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
  • Diversity and Inclusion
Target groups
  • All the groups
Revenue structures
  • All structures
Scope
  • National

Overview

Provides unrestricted operating support of $50,000 per year and above. It supports organizations advancing community narrative power through infrastructure, platforms, and systemic change work.

Activities funded

  • Building infrastructure and platforms that support communities to build collective narrative power and shift resources
  • Work to influence cultural norms, behaviours, or policies related to narrative and systemic change
  • Initiatives aligned with building equitable narrative ecosystems
  • Initiatives supporting Indigenous narrative sovereignty and advancing reconciliation
  • Initiatives aimed at challenging Islamophobia
Examples of admissible projects:
$ 75,000
Strengthen year-round narrative power programs countering Islamophobia through partnerships
$ 60,000
Scale Indigenous-led storytelling platform to advance reconciliation and narrative sovereignty

Documents Needed

Eligibility

  • The organization’s work advances narrative power within communities.
  • The organization provides solutions to address systemic barriers.
  • The organization aligns with at least one priority area: building equitable narrative ecosystems, Indigenous narrative sovereignty and advancing reconciliation, or challenging Islamophobia.
  • The organization acts as an attractor/driver with influence within and beyond its geographic community.
  • The organization can explain how the funding will support its priorities and approach.

Who is eligible?

  • Organizations advancing narrative power within communities
  • Community-grounded organizations working with partners and diverse audiences
  • Organizations focused on narrative and/or systemic change

Who is not eligible

  • Organizations that are not invited to apply (invitation-only stream)

Eligible expenses

  • General operating costs (unrestricted use)

Ineligible Costs and Activities


Eligible geographic areas

  • Canada

Selection criteria

Processing and Agreement

Additional information

  • Organizational Grants are currently invitation-only.
  • Funding is described as unrestricted general operating support.
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