Grant Recipients

The teams leading the excellent charitable work supported by the Peter Gilgan Foundation are considered true partners. This relationship recognizes the service provided by these organizations in support of the continual development and achievement of the Foundation’s impact objectives and goals. We couldn’t hope to realize our mission without prioritizing the strength of these partnerships and basing them on our value of mutual respect. See the latest recipients and learn how they’re building a more prosperous, healthy, and sustainable world.

Children, Youth & Families

Many of our grants have supported young people to overcome barriers to success in education and employment. We are particularly committed to Indigenous youth across Canada and marginalized young people in the Greater Toronto Area.

Children, Youth & Families Grant Recipients

Focus Areas

  • Education & Economic Opportunities
  • Food Security & Systems
  • Children & Youth Mental Health

Indigenous Youth

This granting priority was established in 2022 and based on the principle that “community knows what community needs.” Since then, the Foundation has made a consistent and sustained effort to build reciprocal relationships with many Indigenous-led partner organizations delivering culturally rooted opportunities and services to young people.

Indigenous Youth Grant Recipients

Focus Areas

  • Housing & Safe Spaces
  • Health & Healing
  • Education & Knowledge
  • Economic Opportunity & Building Capacity
  • Food Security & Sovereignty

Climate Change

Our climate change partners are driving the transition to a low-carbon, prosperous, inclusive economy.

Climate Change Grant Recipients

Focus Areas

  • Nature-based Climate Solutions
  • Green Building & Living
  • Low-emission & Renewable Technologies
  • Community Resilience

International Development

We’re proud to support a range of world-class International Development projects operating in countries in Africa, Asia and Central America. Projects we’ve supported have improved nutrition for mothers and babies, empowered women entrepreneurs, and prevented childhood blindness.

International Development Grant Recipients

Focus Areas

  • Maternal & Child Health
  • Education & Economic Opportunities for Women & Girls

Special Opportunities

On rare occasions, we award large gifts to critical anchor institutions delivering groundbreaking projects that fall outside our typical Grant Program funding priorities. We’re humbled by the life-changing and life-saving impact these partners have achieved with our support. We do not accept applications for Special Opportunities funding.
Special Opportunities Partners

COVID-19 Response

In 2020 we temporarily paused our Grant Program to rapidly direct funding towards organizations responding to the COVID-19 emergency. Grants were awarded to organizations providing a medical response, addressing food insecurity, and building community resilience.
COVID-19 Grant Recipients

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Grant Programs

Through our Grant Programs, we accept funding applications from mission-aligned organizations.

Annual Reports

Download our Annual Reports to learn about our work from previous years.