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Grantmaking
Durham Community Foundation offers a broad grantmaking program to create a healthy and vibrant place for all to live. To date, Durham Community Foundation has granted over $5.5 Million to 350+ local charities.
Durham Community Foundation Community Fund(s) Grantstream
Funding is made possible by the permanent endowment funds established by many families and businesses throughout our region who love our community. The grant cycle will reopen mid 2023.
Todd McNabb Memorial Scholarship
Todd McNabb was a coach in the minor hockey community in Ajax and Pickering for over ten years. Honoring his passion and desire for youth to embrace an extracurricular activity like hockey to build character and create friendships for a lifetime, the Todd McNabb Memorial Scholarship was established in 2014.
Available to a student graduating from a high school in Ajax or Pickering and entering their first year of a post-secondary education program, this $1,000 scholarship requires: participation in minor hockey for a minimum of 3 seasons; strong academic achievement; engagement in extracurricular activities; and active involvement in the community.
Selection
Applications are now open.
Submission deadline is March 31, 2023.
Download the application:
To find out more about Todd McNabb please visit toddmcnabbscholarship.ca
The Augustin Family Scholarship for Dreamers
Open to Black, Indigenous and racialized students in Grade 12 attending a Durham Region high school who will begin post-secondary studies in Fall 2023.
As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
Marianne Williamson
The Augustin Family Scholarship for Dreamers was created in 2022 by two sisters, Stacey-Ann Augustin and Ginelle Augustin-Lesmond, who graduated from the Durham Catholic District School Board. In recognition of their academic excellence and contributions as young leaders, both women received community support through scholarships to pursue post-secondary studies, an act of generosity they hope to continue and inspire in others. The Augustin Family Scholarship celebrates the excellence, leadership and unlimited potential of Black, Indigenous and racialized youth in Durham Region. In partnership with the Durham Community Foundation, the sisters are committed to building a resilient and caring community where young people are celebrated as leaders and go for their dreams.
The Augustin Family Scholarship for Dreamers supports Grade 12 students attending a Durham Region high school who self-identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or Persons of Colour (BIPOC) and will attend full-time post-secondary studies in Fall 2023. Two individual awards of $1,000 each will be granted by the Augustin family in partnership with the Durham Community Foundation. One award will be granted to a graduating student from the Durham Catholic District School Board and the second will be granted to a graduating student from the Durham District School Board.
This scholarship supports the development of BIPOC youth leaders who are willing to dream big. Their leadership can be quiet or loud and demonstrated through actions that impact their families/friends, schools, and/or community. The awards will celebrate the excellence, leadership and unlimited potential of Black, Indigenous and racialized youth in Durham Region.
Selection
Applications are now open.
Submission deadline is April 30, 2023.
Apply online:
2023 Augustin Family Scholarship for Dreamers Application Form (Google Form)
Mildred and Jeremiah Coughlan Scholarship
Open to students in Grade 12 attending a high school in either Ajax or Pickering
who will begin post-secondary studies in Fall 2023.
The Mildred and Jeremiah Coughlan Scholarship was first established in 1997, by local businessman Jerry Coughlan in memory of his parents Mildred and Jeremiah Coughlan.
In 1958 Coughlan Homes founder, Jerry Coughlan, received a small loan from his mother to launch a real estate development company. He aptly named it Coughlan Homes. Jerry built his first home in East York. He focused on moving east as the GTA rapidly expanded, and he recognized great potential. Jerry began developing in Scarborough, then added Pickering, and soon after, Ajax.
From the beginning of his career, Jerry established a reputation for building a quality product and fostering a corporate culture that focused on customer service and a keen attention to detail.
Honouring the legacy of their Father, the children of Jerry established The Mildred and Jeremiah Coughlan Scholarship endowment fund at Durham Community Foundation in 2017.
This $3,000 scholarship supports a student graduating from a high school in either Ajax or Pickering and entering their first year of a post-secondary education program. Priority will be given to students who require financial assistance to pursue their education goals and considers strong academic achievement, engagement in extra-curricular activities and active involvement in the community.
Selection
Applications are now open
Submission deadline is April 30, 2023.
Download the application:
Responsive Grants
Occasional funding opportunities do come up – often through our umbrella organization, Community Foundations of Canada.
When we partner with Community Foundations of Canada, the funding criteria has already been established and we either administer the program locally or in collaboration with Toronto Foundation.
The Community Services Recovery Fund made possible by the Government of Canada and Community Foundations of Canada is now closed.
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