Community Investment
CNE Foundation Investment in the Community
At the CNE Foundation, we are committed to supporting organizations that share our community vision and whose mandates fall within one of our core funding pillars. Each year, we award a limited number of Community Grants to local Canadian qualified donees committed to furthering our areas of focus -- Agriculture and the Environment, Arts and Culture, Industry and Entrepreneurship, and Community Building -- and in support of our vision: “Empowering community. Improving lives.”
In 2021, the CNE Foundation awarded a Community Grant to the Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre's Youth Program Sector. Made possible through the generosity of the CNE community, through our 2021 Virtual CNE 50/50 raffle, this CNE Foundation Community Grant aims to provide practical and cultural supports to Indigenous youth. Thank you for your support.
2021 Community Grant Application Process
Please note that our application intake was deferred to summer 2022 due to the impacts of the 2021 CNE cancellation.
Recent CNE Foundation Community Grant Recipients:
| Organization | Project | Pillar |
| Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre | Youth Program Sector |
Arts & Culture |
| Unison Benevolent Fund | Counselling services and immediate financial relief for musicians impacted by COVID-19 event and performance cancellations | Arts & Culture Community Building |
| MLSE Foundation/ MLSE LaunchPad |
Coaches Training program | Industry & Entrepreneurship Community Building |
| St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Elementary School | Stardust Pollinator Garden | Agriculture & Environment Community Building |
| Storytelling Toronto | Travelling StoryTent program | Arts & Culture Community Building |
| The Eamonn O'Loghlin Irish Canadian Immigration Centre (I/CAN) with the Irish Cultural Society of Toronto | Animated I/CAN outreach video for new arrivals | Industry & Entrepreneurship Community Building |
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