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The Community Foundation of Mississauga works with donors, helping them to suport the organizations and charitable activities they care about and creating funds that will exist in perpetuity ensuring the ability to respond to current needs as well as emerging needs and opportunities of the future. Because the Community Foundation of Mississauga works directly with people, we can provide a further role through our awareness of community needs and providing donors with information and suggestions for working towards solutions. We build social capital by fostering networks of people who care about their communities and provide opportunities for them to become engaged and involved. And the Community Foundation of Mississauga makes grants from the investment earnings of these endowed funds to a broad range of charitable initiatives, building a better community through the programs and intiatives that enhance quality of life in our city.

THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF OTTAWA is a registered non-profit charity that raises private funds to help students in need and at risk of school failure, attending schools in the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. Children cannot learn if their basic needs are not met. Children come to school hungry every day. Many of our students face life challenges that place them at risk of school failure. Over 25% of Ottawa's children are living in poverty. We provide funding in emergency situations, for food and clothing, or medication, when a family is in financial crisis. The Foundation is managed by a volunteer Board of Directors made up of business, education and community leaders, and chaired by Mr. Jim Orban, Publisher of the Ottawa Citizen. For more details, please visit our website: www.ocdsb.ca/foundation

The Ellen Hermanson Foundation is dedicated to providing state-of-the-art breast health care and supporting those affected by cancer. Serving primarily breast cancer patients on the East End of Long Island, New York, the Foundation achieves its mission through two main initiatives: Offering educational outreach to highlight the importance of early detection and ensuring access to mammography and treatment for medically underserved communities. Funding psychosocial support services that address the diverse challenges faced by breast cancer patients, survivors, their families, spouses, and friends.

The Foundation for the Holy Spirit is committed to helping individuals become Self-reliant with inner spiritual wisdom by providing a ministry, which consists of spiritual teaching, counseling, internet programs and worship services, worldwide like-minded fellowship and other resources and services beneficial to that mission. As Awakening Together, the Foundation is an assembly of equals joined in common purpose: Awakening to one true Self. Within an appearance of many faiths, many cultures and many symbols, we seek to discern one truth and to rest in its embrace.

15 AND THE MAHOMIES IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF CHILDREN. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS INITIATIVES THAT FOCUS ON HEALTH, WELLNESS, COMMUNITIES IN NEED OF RESOURCES AND OTHER CHARITABLE CAUSES. IT WAS ESTABLISHED BY NFL MVP, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS QB PATRICK MAHOMES IN 2019.

The Anglican Foundation of Canada was established in 1957 as a separate corporation of the Anglican Church of Canada, distinct from General Synod. It was created in order to respond to the many needs of the Anglican Church of Canada. The Foundation's mandate includes supporting church camps, conferences and programs, publications, bursaries for theological students, creative programs in music, art, drama and dance, aboriginal prayer and peace circles and much more. In addition, we provide assistance to help build or renovate churches, halls, and rectories, including the creation of handicapped-accessible spaces. This is accomplished through a regular grants and loans program, as well as through 36 donor-designated trusts.

The Kidney Foundation of Canada is the national volutneer organization committed to reducing the burden of kidney disease through: funding and stimulating innovative research; providing education and support; promoting access to quality healthcare; and increasing public awareness and commitment to advancing kidney health and organ donation.

Friends in the City Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide youth mentoring and educational resources that impact urban communities. We will accomplish our mission through the vision of encouraging a growth mindset, enhancing our outreach, empowering the youth, embracing diversity and expanding our network.

The Caring Community Foundation (CCF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides financial support to cancer patients in need through assistance with rent, utilities, transportation, or other expenses that become difficult to manage during treatment. We support individuals receiving treatment in the triangle area (Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill).

The mission of the Discover Outdoors Foundation is to positively impact learning through life-changing outdoor experiences. Whether it’s a student in the Bronx or a family in Los Angeles, we believe everyone has an equal right to relish the natural world. Help us fulfill the dream of connecting communities to nature, one student at a time.

The Military Casualty Support Foundation has been founded for the benefit of our casualties and their families, who have suffered an immeasurable loss by carrying out their duties for Canada on peacekeeping missions in war ravaged countries. In co-operation with the Ministry of Defence, our goal is to provide emergency financial relief to meet the needs of the victims of these conflicts, that are beyond government programs, as expeditiously as possible. This foundation will provide additional funding for needs such as: * psychiatric and medical care to meet the needs of the wounded, their children and/or spouses * sports equipment for permanently wounded military to enhance their lifestyle and enable them to participate in such programs as the Paralympics * any medical devices to improve their way of life and provide them the means to interact independently on a daily basis * any other requirements and/or wants as needed.

The Special Foundation is a social impact organisation that focuses on raising young African leaders through education by providing platforms and opportunities to fulfil their dreams. We are a community of young professionals with a vision to improve the quality of leadership in all spheres of governance in Africa by creating access for more children to get an education Founded by Seyi Akinwale in 2018 through his vision to improve the quality of leadership in all spheres of governance in Africa and ensure the creation of a platform where more young people can maximize their potential by gaining access to education. The foundation now has over 600 active partners and volunteers and has empowered over 35,000 less privileged, gifted African Children through education, mentorship, and leadership opportunities.