Co-operators community funds
Our granting focus supports initiatives that lead to job creation and/or enhanced employability for underserved youth (aged 16 to 34) and individuals with mental health challenges.
$12.4 million in total grants disbursed since 1995
59 organizations funded in 2024
$1.4 million in grants disbursed in 2024
Download our CCF Annual Report
Grantee Spotlight
Every year, we produce a video highlighting impactful programs that are supported by Co-operators Community Funds. Our most recent video features Stella’s Place Assessment and Treatment Centre. Based in Toronto, Stella’s Place offers free, comprehensive, integrated mental health services for young adults, aged 16-29. Their unique support model places an emphasis on peer co-design paired with evidence- informed best practices. Stella’s Place equips program participants with skills and training that help prepare them to work in the peer support field, rejoin the workforce and continue their journey of recovery.
2026 CCF grant applications
Applications for the Spring 2026 funding round will be available starting October 15, 2025. The deadline for submissions is January 15, 2026 by 11:59 p.m. (ET)
If your organization is interested in applying for an upcoming funding round or requires more information,
email us at the_cooperators_foundation@cooperators.ca
Indigenous Youth Employability Initiative
Through this initiative, we will improve Indigenous youth employability and representation in the workforce and enhance their competitiveness in the labour market.
“Youth need to see themselves employed in the positions they may dream about. It is the employer’s obligation to make that vision more feasible.”
-Wacey Littlelight, The Howl Experience
Co-operators Community Funds Investment Portfolio
Over 60% of CCF’s investment portfolio assets are held in impact investments, transition investments, and smaller-scale community impact investments. We challenge the traditional view that investments are solely to make money. We advocate for the broader impact of a foundation’s investments, beyond just financial returns.Accelerating habitat conservation
Carolinian Canada Coalition is a charity with a mission to collaborate for healthy ecosystems in one of the most diverse and fragile ecoregions in Canada, known as the Carolinian Zone. Through a unique financing tool called a Conservation Impact Bond (CIB), Carolinian Canada is stewarding climate-resilient landscapes and habitat preservation.