top of page
GRANTMAKING 
OUR PROCESS
The Sfaira Foundation funding model offers one and five year period grants.
​
We organize our funding cycle in six parts, described below:

​

  1. Connect & Inquire 
  2. Plan & Apply
  3. Implement
  4. Monitor 
  5. Adapt
  6. Grow

1.

CONNECT & INQUIRE 

We connect with like-minded communities to build relationships. We start by inviting an organization to submit a grant inquiry by email. Once the inquiry has been received, the Sfaira Team will reach out to let you know how to proceed.

 

If the organization and project meet our criteria we may invite the organization to submit a grant application during our two annual funding cycles (May 1 and November 1). Unsolicited grant applications will not be considered for a grant.​

 

SUBMIT YOUR INQUIRY
To get started, email info@sfairafoundation.ca outlining an overview of your organization and a brief summary of your project.

 

A program officer may contact you to discuss your project in more

detail if it is aligned with our mission and priorities.

​

​

OUR CRITERIA

We fund and invest in partner communities and organizations that are transforming the way they live, work and play. To us, this means identifying organizations and policies, plans and projects that meet the following criteria:

​

GEOGRAPHY: Countries and regions that meet the below criteria are eligible for a Sfaira Foundation grant.

​

PRIORITIES: Address one or more of our ten priority areas with every project considering social equity, environmental sustainability and climate action.

​

STAGE: Be an early- or mid-stage policy, plan, program or project.

 

DURATION: Be seeking support and funding for a one or 5-year period.

​

FUNDING SIZE: Be seeking small grants or investment capital from $500 to $5,000 CAD per year.

​

PROJECT TYPE: Be seeking funding for short term humanitarian aid in response to an incident or longer term development in response to systemic problems.

 

STRONG MANAGEMENT TEAM: Have a strong, dependable and experienced leadership and management team with the skills, will, and vision to execute their plans, a commitment to serve their community, and unyielding ethics.

​

POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT IMPACT: Aim to create positive social impact and drive environmental performance improvements.

​

POTENTIAL FOR LONGEVITY: Have a clear model that demonstrates the potential for financial sustainability beyond the short-term funding cycle, including the ability to cover operating expenses with operating revenues.

​

1815 Kitchener Street

Vancouver, BC

Canada

​

​

 We live on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the xÊ·mÉ™θkwÉ™yÌ“É™m (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and SÉ™lÌ“ílwÉ™taÊ”/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples. We recognize and respect the UN Declaration On The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples and are taking steps to learn how to better support indigenous communities across the globe.

bottom of page