London Community Foundation

Types of Grants, Application Process and Deadlines

London Community Foundation distributes grants in two ways. One way is through an open-call process for which qualifying organizations may apply, the other through recommendations made by our grants committee in response to a community need or based on our strategic granting plan and focus.

Below is a summary of focus areas for Foundation grants, including application deadlines and funding amounts.

Type	Focus Areas	Amount	Application Deadline	Application Form
Strategic Grants	Environmental Health: Clean Air Challenge	$1,000 min to $100,000 max	June 15th	Entry Guidelines
Small Grants Program	Arts & Heritage Community Initiatives Environmental Health Neighbourhood Building Recreation	$1,000 to $10,000	Program temporarily suspended
Urgent Need Grant Program	Social services Funds crisis intervention including emergency shelter, abuse intervention and basic food, necessities	No minimum, no maximum	No annual application process unless recommended by grants committee	n/a
Acorn Fund for Youth – in Honour of Terry Campbell	Youth helping youth Youth helping the community Youth being helped by the community	$300 to $1,500	Friday April 16th at 4p.m.	2010 Grant Form
The London Endowment for Heritage Fund (LEHF)	Archaeological Heritage Architectural Heritage Cultural Heritage Landscapes Moveable Heritage Natural Heritage	$1 - $5,000	Program temporarily suspended
Ivey Award for Excellence	Recognizes a local champion of the environment	Certificate and $1000 grant to recipient’s charity of choice	Closed March 19th 2010
J. Allyn Taylor Community Service Award	Recognizes a high school aged youth who has made his/her neighbourhood a better place	Recipient receives a certificate accompanied by a $500 donation to the neighbourhood resource centre or charity of his/her choice, and a $500 payment to his/her chosen Canadian post-secondary insitution.	Friday April 16th	2010 Nomination Form

Grants from donor advised funds are made as a result of staff consultation with donors and approval of our Board.

Applications to the Small Grants program may be presented to our donor advised fund holders for their funding consideration.

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