Thorogood Family Fund
Priorities for 2026
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
- Charities become eligible for consideration after completing a Charity Survey.
- 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 the Fund will be encouraged to report back on progress made every six months until completion for the outcomes they propose.
Granting Process
- Complete the Charity Survey well in advance of the timetable listed below.
- Stronger Philanthropy will invite shortlisted charities to be interviewed.
- Upon approval by client, shortlisted charities will receive an emailed invitation to apply for a grant.
- Unsolicited applications are not accepted.
Timetable
- Stronger Philanthropy will email invitations to charities to apply on or after October 5, 2026.
- Applications will be considered by members of Thorogood Family Fund on or after November 13, 2026, with grants awarded soon after.
Next Steps
- Make your organization eligible by responding to the Charity Survey.
- You only need to respond to the Charity Survey once. Once we have it, your organization is available to be considered by all clients.
- We will contact you if we need you to update your survey or if you’ve been selected to complete a grant application.