The McLean Foundation is committed to supporting work that is not as likely to be funded by others, but that can make a positive difference. They look for projects that show promise of improving the wellbeing of people, communities, and our environment which may initially lack broad public appeal.
They support work within and across sectors including: Arts, Environment, Education, Social Welfare and Health. Grants tend to be up to $15,000. They also provide larger grants and/or multi-year funding. These types of grants often emerge from previous funding relationships.
To Apply for Funding
- Applications are only accepted through the online application portal.
- The first step is to submit an Expression of Interest (Organization Introduction). The Foundation will review these to determine if more information is needed.
- The Expression of Interest should be brief. There are several questions to answer and the character counts are generous as a default. You are not expected to use the full character count.
- The Foundation will generally only review one application per organization per year.
Eligibility
- Canadian registered charities, and organizations recognized as qualified donees by Revenue Canada are eligible to apply for funding. Grants are not made to individuals.
- The Foundation receives applications from a large number of organizations, and the funding available only enables the Foundation to assist a small portion of these. The Directors endeavor to maintain a flexible policy, with particular emphasis on projects showing promise of general social benefit but which may initially lack broad public appeal.