Supporting charities and qualified donees in Calgary and beyond

Calgary Foundation grants are available to registered charities and other qualified donees as defined by the Canada Revenue Agency, in Calgary and the surrounding area, and Treaty 7 Nations.

Organizations can apply to more than one grant program at a time. In general, an organization can hold a maximum of one active grant in each program. An exception may apply to organizations supporting a non-charity or group of charities. Please check the grant program guidelines for details.

What we don’t support through application-based grants:

  • Activities that do not align with Calgary Foundation’s stated values
  • Academic research
  • Fundraising activities or salaries
  • Debt retirement and endowments
  • Religious services or proselytizing

Types of Grants

Major Grants

Supports single or multi-year, large-scale initiatives with transformational impact that broadly enrich the community.

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Community Grants

Strengthening all parts of the charitable sector and engaging citizens in building their communities. Projects that are new or represent significant strategic enhancements or expansion to existing programs or services.

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Doc Seaman Amateur Sports Grants

Supports all aspects of amateur sports in Canada. Includes new initiatives that encourage young people to learn about,
enjoy and play amateur sport of all kinds as well as those that increase equal access and promote participation in
community-based amateur sport. (Open to charities across Canada).

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Strategic Opportunity
Grants

Support small, time-sensitive strategic initiatives that help charities:

  • Bring outside expertise into the organization in order to build capacity, strengthen board governance; or support professional development. and/or
  • Advance their work by piloting a new program idea, testing an innovative enhancement to current program offerings, or improving outcomes for
    program participants
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Grassroots Grants

Help people implement their own small acts of community, right in the communities where they live, by offering small amounts of money for project expenses.

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Sherling Animal Welfare Fund 

This Fund accepts applications from Canadian registered charitable organizations operating in Alberta with a mandate of caring for animals and finding new loving homes for each adoptable animal. 

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Which Grant is Right for You?

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