Alterna Community Granting Programs 2025 (up to $1,000) Deadline: 30 May, 2025

Applications are open for the Alterna Community Granting Programs 2025. Alterna is proud to offer the granting program annually to provide funding opportunities for registered charities, incorporated nonprofits, co-operatives without share capital, and unincorporated associations that positively impact communities.

Ensure that all Community Granting Program applications align with the selected causes for representation in 2025, as outlined below:

• Affordable and Co-operative Housing
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) (with a focus on women’s empowerment, youth empowerment, and 2SLGBTQ+ communities)
• Environmental Sustainability
• Food Insecurity

Grant

• Alterna’s Community Granting Program provides grants of up to $1,000 to initiatives where a small amount of money can have a significant impact in the communities they serve.

Eligibility

• Open to registered charities.
• Incorporated nonprofit organizations.
• Co-operatives without share capital.
• Unincorporated associations are eligible with the sponsorship of an eligible incorporated organization. A letter of support from an incorporated organization will be required with the application. Cheque will be issued to the sponsoring incorporated organization. Sponsor organization must submit Articles of Incorporation or Letters Patent. Alterna will only issue cheques to incorporated groups.
• While membership in Alterna is not a requirement for grant funding, preference will be given to member organizations.

Application

Completed applications can be submitted to [email protected]. A complete application, depending on your legal structure, will include the following information:

• Completed application form
• Proof of charitable status
• Copy of Articles of Incorporation or Letters Patent
• For unincorporated groups applying, a letter of support from an incorporated organization is also required with the application. Cheque will be issued to the sponsoring incorporated organization. Sponsor organization must submit Articles of Incorporation, Letters Patent, or charitable status.
• Letters of recommendation (optional)

Deadline: 30 May, 2025

For more information, visit Alterna Community Granting Programs.