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    • South Asian Canadian Map
    • War Monuments and Memorials Map
    • Mapping Heritage
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    • State of Heritage: Provincial Roundtables
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    • Local Government: Library of Source Documents
    • Racism: Do Not Let the Forgetting Prevail
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Funding Resources

Following funding resources could be helpful to heritage organizations. This is not an exhaustive list of funding resources and Heritage BC does not guarantee the information, which can change from time to time.

Please refer to the Heritage BC list of funding opportunities for further information, as well as the webinar on-demand, Grant Writing.

Please feel free to contact us with corrections, updates and other funding sources that are not currently in this list. Heritage BC will endeavour to update the list from time to time, but we will also rely on the input from the list users.

Heritage BC acknowledges the Columbia Basin Trust in preparing the original version of this list.

Databases (Free Access)

McConnell Foundation

A grant database and resources for multi-sector environmental groups. Focus on climate, communities and reconciliation.

Charity Village

National online database for jobs in the non-profit sector. Includes a grants database. No subscription required.

Civic Info Funding Directory

A grant database for local governments.

Environment and Climate Change Canada

A funding database to help connect funding and resources with environmental projects.

Environmental Grantmakers Association

A list of useful websites for environmental grant-seekers.

Restoration Research Center

Funding list & resources for restoration projects in Canada, US, and worldwide. Provides tips on how to write grant proposals.

Government of Canada - Culture, History & Sport Funding

A myriad of funding programs that support culture, history, heritage, sport and official languages in Canada. See website for complete list.

Imagine Canada

Resources, webinars, and a searchable funding database to support Canadian charities.

National Trust for Canada

This website provides a list of funders for leadership, research, youth, arts and more.

Province of BC Economic Development funding database

Database created by the Province of BC for Economic Development Funding & Grants.

VOC Outdoor Grants

A list of grants for a variety of outdoor expeditions available to Canadians.

Indigenous Services Canada

A compiled list of grants for First Nations organizations and applicants.

Databases (Subscription Model)

Ajah Fundtracker

A website tool (with membership fees) that supports non-profits to identify granting opportunities and find funding solutions. Access to over 11,000 Canadian grant maker profiles, including 5,000 private family foundations, 1,100 Canadian corporations and over 800 government programs.

Big Online

A website / tool  (with membership fees) that supports non-profits to identify granting opportunities and find funding solutions. North America’s premier, fully searchable online database of Corporate and Foundation funding opportunities and resources for non-profits and charities.

Grant Advance

A website / tool  (with membership fees) that supports non-profits to identify granting opportunities and find funding solutions.

Instrumentl

Find, track and manage your grants in one place. Home to 11,000+ active grant opportunities and in-depth funder profiles to easily find your next good fit funder. (membership fees)

Grant Connect

A website / tool  (with membership fees) that supports non-profits to identify granting opportunities and find funding solutions. Some public libraries have a subscription for in-library use (ie: Nelson & Cranbrook). Basic subscription plan provides access to over 3,000 Canadian grant maker profiles and the premium plan over 10,000 funder profiles. Good for medium and large non-profits.  

Other Toolkits

Give Green Canada

Information for environmental organizations to promote green gift planning as a solution to long-term funding concerns.

Comprehensive Community Planning for First Nations in British Columbia

The CCP Handbook (Comprehensive Community Planning for First Nations in British Columbia - Third Edition) provides various tools for project implementation. Also included is a list of funding sources for First Nations.

Innoweave

A site for community organizations to learn about, select, and implement new tools and approaches to generate greater impact and advance their missions. Multiple resources and learning modules, including one on social financing.

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As an organization of provincial scope, Heritage BC recognizes that its members, and the local history and heritage they seek to preserve, occupy the lands and territories of B.C.’s Indigenous peoples. Heritage BC asks its members and everyone working in the heritage sector to reflect on the places where they reside and work, and to respect the diversity of cultures and experiences that form the richness of our provincial heritage.