Indigenous Youth Grant Recipients

It has been our honour to partner with so many Indigenous-led organizations working alongside Indigenous youth to address social inequalities in a holistic and self-determined way. Highlights include:
$1.4M+
in grant funding awarded
900+
young people directly impacted by active program funding
75%
of initiatives support youth in rural and remote communities
100%
of funding is directed to Indigenous-led organizations or programs

Featured Grant Recipients

Annaumakkaijiit (Annauma) Community Foundation
$50,000

Support for community-led initiatives to improve the lives of Inuit in Nunavut.

Brantford Native Housing – Hotinohsioni Inc.
$50,000

To help economically vulnerable Indigenous young people meet their basic needs.

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada
$50,000

To support the expansion of Inuit control over child welfare.

Kehkimin Wolastoqey Language Immersion School
$25,000

To support Wolastoqey language revitalization.

Kw’umut Lelum Foundation
$40,000

To launch a capacity building plan, co-developed with and for Indigenous youth.

Native Child and Family Services of Toronto
$50,000

To support the 7th Generation Image Makers Studio Program.

Nawalakw Culture Project (MakeWay)
$40,000

To support the revitalization of Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw language and culture.

Northern Youth Leadership
$30,000

To support the Youth “Connecting On the Land in Denendeh” (COLD) Forum.

Seabird Island Band
$5,000

To support the 2024 Sto:lo Youth Entrepreneurship Initiative.

2024 Grant Recipients

Our second full year of granting to Indigenous-led initiatives saw an increase in funding – as well as number of grantee partnerships – that doubles the year previous.

  • A̱ka̱la Society
    $10,000
  • Awo Taan Healing Lodge
    $35,000
  • ENAGB Indigenous Youth Agency
    $50,000
  • Gathering Our Medicine (Camp Fircom)
    $22,000
  • The Healing of the Seven Generations
    $25,000
  • Hulitan Family & Community Services Society
    $50,000
  • Indigenous Youth Mentorship Program (Ever Active Schools)
    $50,000
  • Indspire
    $25,000
  • Kenora Chiefs Advisory (Ma’mo’weh Wii’soo’ka’tiwin Foundation)
    $25,000
  • Kitselas First Nation
    $9,300
  • Moose Hide Campaign
    $20,000
  • The Nihewan Foundation
    $50,000
  • Orillia Native Women’s Group
    $20,000
  • Outside Looking In
    $50,000
  • Recreation & Parks Association of Nunavut
    $25,000
  • Red Deer Native Friendship Society
    $25,000
  • Strong Earth Alliance
    $15,000
  • Victoria Native Friendship Centre
    $35,000
  • We Matter
    $50,000

2023 Grant Recipients

During the launch phase of our Indigenous Youth Grant Program, the Peter Gilgan Foundation awarded grants to 10 important Indigenous-led initiatives, empowering young people from coast to coast.

  • 4Rs Youth Movement
    $25,000
  • Lii Michif Otipemisiwak Family & Community Services Society
    $50,000 over two years
  • Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre
    $50,000 over two years
  • Outside Looking In
    $25,000
  • Red Deer Native Friendship Society
    $20,000
  • SchoolBOX Inc.
    $20,000
  • Shinah House Foundation
    $25,000
  • Urban Society For Aboriginal Youth
    $50,000
  • VIDEA
    $25,000
  • Women of First Light – Wapna’kikewi’skwaq
    $25,000