153 non-profits awarded over $47.5 million in Grow grants

Grow grants help broaden access to established programs and services across Ontario, improving individual well-being and building more connected, engaged communities.

Through these grants, non-profits receive funding between $100,000 and $600,000 over two to three years, helping them build on what’s already working by reaching more people, improving the quality of their programs, and adapting services to increase their impact.

Explore the latest approved Grow grants.
 

“By supporting proven programs and services, we recognize the important role that all our grant recipients play in identifying local needs, building stronger communities, and creating lasting, impactful change for Ontarians,” 
said Katharine Bambrick, CEO of the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Projects funded

OTF invests in projects that help build healthy and vibrant communities. OTF’s Funding Priorities focus on areas that identify the types of change OTF invests in. Discover a project funded in each Funding Priority below:

Support youth to develop stronger social, emotional, leadership skills | Toronto

• Youth Empowering Parents will use a $502,200 Grow grant over 3 years to expand its Black Educator Apprenticeship Program to engage and improve the social, emotional and leadership skills of 165 Black youth.
   

Enrich lives through arts, culture, and heritage | Algoma, Cochrane, Manitoulin & Sudbury

• Le Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario will use a $371,300 Grow grant over 3 years to offer French-language theatre activities for youth in Greater Sudbury, supporting their well-being and cultural pride.
   

Enable economically vulnerable people to meet their basic needs and/or strengthen their financial stability | Durham, Haliburton, Kawartha & Pine Ridge

• YES Shelter for Youth and Families will use a $427,100 Grow grant over 3 years to expand and better coordinate food programs, improve efficiency, increase community partnerships, and improve reliable food access for youth and families.
   

Help people build stronger connections and a deeper sense of belonging in their community | Quinte, Kingston, Rideau

• KEYS Job Centre will use a $301,400 Grow grant over 2 years to adapt the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters program to connect Indigenous, newcomer, and low-income families, strengthening school readiness, parental confidence, and community belonging.
   

Foster physically active lifestyles | Northwestern

• Beat The Streets will use a $103,300 Grow grant over 2 years to deliver free wrestling camps and train four female coaches in Thunder Bay to get 400 girls active, fostering confidence and inclusion.
   

Support participation in the conservation and restoration of the environment | Champlain 

• Ottawa Riverkeeper/Garde-rivière des Outaouais will use a $138,700 Grow grant over 2 years to enhance shoreline cleanup programs by integrating Algonquin Anishinaabe knowledge, expanding cleanup kit access, and strengthening materials that build long‑term community engagement in freshwater stewardship.

Explore these priorities as part of OTF’s Grant Investment Framework.

Quick Facts

• The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) is an agency of the Ontario government with a mission to build healthy and vibrant communities across the province. Last year, OTF invested over $93M into 710 community projects and multi-sector partnerships. Projects aim to enhance economic well-being, foster more active lifestyles, support child and youth development, provide spaces for people to come together and connect, and create a more sustainable environment.
• For 2025-2026, OTF has awarded over $28M for 300 Capital grants and $17.5M for 257 Seed grants.
• Grow grants help organizations expand, improve or adapt existing programs or services to effectively meet community needs.