CNE Foundation Investment in the Community

At the CNE Foundation, we are committed to supporting organizations that share our community vision and whose mandates fall within one of our core funding pillars. Each year, we award a limited number of Community Grants to local, Canadian qualified donees committed to furthering our areas of focus – Agriculture and the Environment, Arts and Culture, Industry and Entrepreneurship, and Community Building – and in support of our vision: “Empowering community. Improving lives.”

In 2024, the CNE Foundation awarded a Community Grant to the Toronto Foundation for Student Success. Made possible through the generosity of the CNE community, through our 2024 50/50 raffle fundraisers, this CNE Foundation Community Grant aims to support Toronto District School Board students facing financial food insecurities. With community being central to the CNE, we hope these funds will help uplift and empower the children, enabling them to succeed academically now and creating a strong foundation for their future success. Thank you for your support.

Community Grant Application Process

Please note that we have deferred our application intake as we emerge from the financial impacts of the pandemic. In the interim, our annual grant recipients are identified based on urgent community need.

Recent CNE Foundation Community Grant Recipients:

Organization	Project	Pillar
Toronto Foundation for Student Success	Support for TDSB students facing financial and food insecurities	Community Building
Toronto Ukrainian Foundation	Assistance with local resettlement efforts resulting from Ukraine crisis	Industry & Entrepreneurship Community Building
Toronto Ukrainian Foundation	Assistance with local resettlement efforts resulting from Ukraine crisis	Industry & Entrepreneurship Community Building
Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre	Youth Program Sector	Arts & Culture Industry & Entrepreneurship Community Building
Unison Benevolent Fund	Counselling services and immediate financial relief for musicians impacted by COVID-19 event and performance cancellations	Arts & Culture Community Building
MLSE Foundation/ MLSE LaunchPad	Coaches Training program	Industry & Entrepreneurship Community Building
St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Elementary School	Stardust Pollinator Garden	Agriculture & Environment Community Building
Storytelling Toronto	Travelling StoryTent program	Arts & Culture Community Building
The Eamonn O’Loghlin Irish Canadian Immigration Centre (I/CAN) with the Irish Cultural Society of Toronto	Animated I/CAN outreach video for new arrivals	Industry & Entrepreneurship Community Building