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What We Fund

What we fund

• Projects related to the Foundation’s three grant programmes: health, education and children

• Program and capital costs; administrative and evaluation costs related to the grant may be included

• Short-term projects – the majority of our grants are for one year

• Multi-year funding will be considered for start-up projects and for projects moving from a pilot phase to a core program. However, the Foundation does not normally provide ongoing core funding

• Broad-based community projects that involve the participation of diverse sectors of Waterloo Region working towards a common community priority related to health, education or children’s initiatives

• Projects where the Foundation’s contribution stimulates and actively encourages other donors and sectors of the community to become involved

• Projects that can demonstrate funding and support from multiple sources; the Foundation seldom funds more than 50% of any proposal

• Capacity building and leadership development

In addition, requests may be given a higher priority if they:

• Create new connections and bridge gaps between services

• Promote collaboration with other groups

• Demonstrate how they will measure the impact of the grant

• Include a plan for how they will share the results of the grant with others

What we do not normally fund

• Requests for funds to replace declining government assistance

• Requests to reduce accumulated capital or operating deficits

• Special events such as dinners or annual campaigns

• Financial assistance for individuals

• Pure academic or basic research

• Endowments

• Emergency, crisis or bridge funding

• Scholarships