National Programs

Community Foundations and the Environment

Kick Start Grants

Through the Kick Start program, generously supported by the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation, Community Foundations of Canada provides grants and other support to community foundations to strengthen their focus on the environment.

Objectives

• Building local environmental endowments and increasing local granting
• Building the capacity of community foundations to act as environmental leaders
• Engaging the community on environmental issues

Impact

• More than $5 million in environmental endowment funds raised for communities across Canada
• Grants of $2.6 million made to environmental organizations
• Engaged 36 community foundations from coast to coast

CONTACT

Barbara McMillan
Director of Regional Strategies
bmcmillan@cfc-fcc.ca
604.986.3084

NEWS

• Kick Start grantee named Conservationist of the Year
• Perth & District Community Foundation announces environmental trust fund

RESOURCES

• The Role of Philanthropy in Fighting Climate Change. A report from the Canadian Environmental Grantmakers' Network
• Hamilton Community Foundation's Towards Best Practices in Environmental Grantmaking: Strengthening Community Engagement and Capacity at the Local Level