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Applying for a GIFT Grant

Thank you for your interest in GIFT. The deadlines for grants to be received for consideration at the 2007 Board of Directors meetings are:

March 30, 2007 and August 31, 2007

The GIFT Board of Directors is unable to review incomplete submissions, and cannot return or forward grant request materials.

Letter Preparation and Submission

Your application must be submitted in English and should include the following:

  • Cover Letter – On organization letterhead and signed by a management official as well as the project leader.
  • Organization History – A brief description of your organization and past program accomplishments.
  • Project Information – Description of the problem or need this project will address as well as your methodology to solve it.
  • Target Population – Please summarize your target population in measurable terms, including who the audience is, how many will be served and age of participants.
  • Project Objectives – Describe the benefits to be gained from the success of the project.
  • Outcome Measurement – Description of project outcome measurement and evaluation.
  • Future Funding – Describe your plans for funding of this project in the future. If other funding sources are already in place, please include this information.

    Attachments must include:
  • Your latest set of financial statements.
  • Itemized project budget (must total amount requested).

    Which grant requests fall outside GIFT’s mandate?
  • Pledges for more than one year
  • Endowment campaigns
  • General and administrative costs
  • Advertising or fundraising drives
  • Salaries
  • Partisan, political or denominational programs
  • Intermediary funding agencies
  • Basic medical research
  • Medical equipment for hospital use
  • Workshops and seminars

Funding Criteria

The Grocery Industry Foundation…Together (G.I.F.T.) is a registered charity with one simple objective: to help children in need. Our goal is to help special needs children lead happier, healthier and more productive lives.

Download the PDF files below or contact us:

G.I.F.T. (Grocery Industry Foundation Together)
1240 Bay St.,
Suite 304
Toronto, Ontario
M5R 2A7


Phone: (416) 515-8165
Fax: (416) 922-5667
Email: lydia@giftontario.com


To download the Donation Form PDF Click here