Grant Seekers
Applying for Grants (Important)
Our traditional Small Grants Program has been suspended until further notice. The Community Foundation is responding to urgent needs in the community through an urgent grant strategy. This is in an effort to assist those most vulnerable to the current economic crisis. Our priority is always our continued ability to make a difference to our community, especially at times when it will be needed most. London Community Foundation's commitment is to be here for London, forever.
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London Community Foundation strengthens the community by investing in projects that:
- emphasize prevention rather than remediation
- encourage networking and collaboration among organizations
- demonstrate innovative or interdisciplinary approaches
- develop local leadership capacity
- reflect diversity and inclusively
- provide leveraging possibilities
We fund organizations that:
- have registered charity status under the Income Tax Act
- provide services which directly benefit the citizens of London and Middlesex County
- demonstrate fiscal and managerial responsibility, and financial need
- make services available without discrimination
Unfortunately, we cannot fund:
- individuals
- annual campaigns
- major capital projects
- retroactive expenses
- deficits
- endowments
- fundraising events or activities
- core operating costs
- capital building campaigns
- activities that serve primarily the membership or purposes of religious or political organizations
- seminars, conferences, workshops, festivals or the publication of studies that do not support the funding objectives of our Small Grants Program funding themes
- tours or travel outside the community that does not support the funding objectives of our Small Grants Program funding themes
- ongoing general advertising or marketing of an organization (marketing costs will only be considered as part of a grant to a specific project)