Thorogood Family Fund

Priorities for 2025

Mission

Motivated by Christian faith, the Thorogood Family Fund supports a wide variety of selected charities benefiting the most marginalized in Toronto, in the province of Ontario, and elsewhere through grants and involvement.

Values Guiding Our Philanthropy

  • Empowerment of Individuals
  • Delivering Tangible Impact
  • Creating Efficiencies
  • Care for the Environment
  • Achieving Sustainability

Geographic Focus

  • Greater Toronto Area
  • Ontario
  • A limited number of internationally-focused charities will also be invited to apply.

Size of Grants

  • A variety of grant requests will be considered up to $25,000.

Eligibility

  • Beneficiaries must be registered Canadian charities.
  • Past grant recipients are eligible for new funding when the outcomes of their previous project have been completed.

Reporting

  • All charities receiving grants from Thorogood Family Fund will be encouraged to report back on progress made every six months until completion for the outcomes they propose.

Granting Process

  • If your charity believes it has an opportunity that would interest Thorogood Family Fund, complete the Charity Survey well in advance of the granting dates listed in the timetable below.
  • Stronger Philanthropy will conduct a face-to-face interview for organizations that are most closely aligned to Thorogood Family Fund’s priorities.
  • Shortlisted organizations will receive an emailed invitation to apply for a grant.
  • Instructions for completing the application will be contained in the emailed invitation.
  • Unsolicited applications are not accepted.

Timetable

  • Charity Surveys must be received by September 20, 2025.
  • Based on surveys received, Stronger Philanthropy will email invitations to charities to apply on or after October 1, 2025.
  • Applications will be considered by members of Thorogood Family Fund by November 17, 2025, with grants awarded soon after.

Next Steps

  • Complete your 2025 Charity Survey.
  • You only need to submit one Charity Survey per year to Stronger Philanthropy. We will keep it on file for all our clients through the remainder of the calendar year.
  • We will contact you if you’ve been selected to complete a grant application.