Grants available to community foundations in Manitoba
If you have questions or would like more information about any of the grants please contact the Endow Manitoba team.
| Grants | Description | Eligible funds | How to apply | Deadline to submit | Reporting requirements | Rules/Guidelines |
| Conferences and Networking Grant 2026 | This grant will be available for delegates (up to four from one community foundation) attending Endow Manitoba’s bi-annual conference in 2026. This grant will be distributed after the conference on a first come, first served basis. | $200 for up to four delegates for each community foundation. | There is no application. This grant will be disbursed automatically after confirmed attendance to Endow MB conference | NA | NA | Must be a member in good standings with Endow Manitoba. |
| Community Outreach Grant | This grant is available to support community foundations with ongoing outreach in their communities. This is including, but not limited to, newspaper ads, sponsorships, community events, etc. This grant will be disbursed automaticly yearly once Endow Manitoba has received every foundations Sustainability, Growth and Impact survey. | $500 per year | Community Outreach Grant Form | September 30th 2026 | NA | Must be a member in good standings with Endow Manitoba. |
| Endow Manitoba Grant | This grant is available to support community foundations to pay for basic administrative and routine expenses. | $1500 per year | There is no application. This grant will be disbursed automatically yearly once Endow Manitoba has received every foundations Sustainability, Growth and Impact survey and Membership form. | NA | Financial Statements SGI survey Endow Manitoba Membership Form | Must be a member in good standings with Endow Manitoba. |
| Sustainability and Growth Grant | Designed to build sustainability and encourage intentional growth of the community foundation movement, each affiliated community foundation is eligible to receive a grant. Grant amount will be based on a transparent “common business mode” scorecard. | Up to $2000 | There is no application. This grant will be disbursed automatically yearly once Endow Manitoba has received every foundations Sustainability, Growth and Impact survey and Membership form. | NA | Financial Statements SGI survey Endow Manitoba Membership Form | Must be a member in good standings with Endow Manitoba. |
| Thomas Sill Manitoba Grant | An annual grant provided through the Thomas Sill Manitoba Fund. Flow through to be granted to community initiatives that year. | Calculations are based on every community foundation’s reported most recent audited financial statements. For foundations with less than $500,000 in assets, the grant will be equivalent to 5% of total amount of the CF’s total assets. For foundations with more than $500,000 in assets, an equal split of the remaining available to spend. | There is no application. This grant will be disbursed automatically yearly once Endow Manitoba has received every foundations Sustainability, Growth and Impact survey and Membership form. | *December 31st every year. | Thomas Sill Manitoba Fund Grant Reporting 2025 | Must be a member in good standings with Endow Manitoba. |