Grant Seekers

Grants are submitted on our online grants portal. Please visit How to Apply for more information on how to apply for a grant.

Yes, two registered charities are welcome to apply for funding together. However, one charity must become the lead organization on an application. If successful, this lead charity will receive The Foundation’s grant and be responsible for its stewardship throughout the year. Charitable partnerships must be outlined within the application. There is a question which specifically asks for details about partnerships and collaborations. If two charities are partnering together on an application, both charities in the application are only eligible to submit one collaborative application to one funding stream. Once this application is submitted that funding stream will accept no more applications from the two charities who have partnered. All other funding streams remain open to the two charities for unique/different applications.

For the Smart and Caring Children & Youth Grant only, both Registered Charities and Not-for-Profits are eligible to receive funding from the Mississauga Foundation. For all other grants offered, only Registered Charitable Organizations can apply. Contact grants@mississaugafoundation.ca with any questions.

Click here for a list of registered Canadian charities found on the Canada Revenue Agency website, to check your status.

No, funding is always granted for a single year. Even if your project or program has received funding for several years in the past this does not imply future funding.

The Pendle Fund and the Smart and Caring Children & Youth Fund applications are accepted in the month of September.  For the Novo Nordisk Chronic Disease Fund, Hazel McCallion Fund for Arts, Culture & Heritage, and the Catalogue of Community Needs Grant, applications are accepted in the month of February. 

Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Grants are generally approved between the months of April through August. Your organization will be notified if your application has been successful or not. 

It's essential in this situation that you let our Grants and Community Initiatives Team know as soon as possible at grants@mississaugafoundation.ca. We will work with your organization to see what alternatives can be found, but it is possible in certain circumstances that the grant (or a portion of the grant) may need to be returned to the Foundation.

Registered charitable organizations serving people in Mississauga are eligible to apply for project grants. This may include religious organizations. However, the project proposal submitted cannot be religious and must align with the Foundation's funding priorities.

You may apply for grants, even if your previous project isn't complete as long as you have no over-due Grant Reports. If you do have over-due Grant Reports, those must be submitted in the portal and reviewed by the Mississauga Foundation before you can submit any new applications.  To see if you have outstanding reports, you and all account holders in your organization can log into the grants portal to determine if you do.