private foundations

Funder Profiles #2: The Peter Gilgan Foundation

Funder Profiles #2: The Peter Gilgan Foundation

For this week’s Funder Profiles entry, we examine the progressive funding approaches of The Peter Gilgan Foundation. One of the encouraging aspects that sets this Toronto-based private foundation apart from other sources is its willingness to support an organization’s ongoing operating costs.

Funder Profiles #1: The Laidlaw Foundation

Funder Profiles #1: The Laidlaw Foundation

Introducing our Funder Profiles series – a new feature in our Sustainable Solutions Blog that will acquaint inquisitive grant-seekers with the mandates, interests and crucial information about funding sources from across Canada. For our inaugural piece, we feature one of Ontario’s largest and most comprehensive private foundations – the Laidlaw Foundation.

Five Important Variables Affecting Funding Decisions By Private Foundations

Five Important Variables Affecting Funding Decisions By Private Foundations

Identifying which foundations may support your charity and its work can be an overwhelming and frustrating experience for those who are new to the process. In this Sustainable Solutions Blog entry, we explore five (5) variables that we should monitor to assess which private foundations are most likely to support our charity’s programs, capital projects and other initiatives.