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Toronto, ON · Charitable organization

Small Change Fund

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C$596k
Granted FY2023
18
Grants FY2023
6
Regions reached
C$100k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your edgeRead
04Your fieldRead
01What you fund
01FY2023 · 18 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under C$10k2 grants · C$4k
  • C$10k–50k12 grants · C$316k
  • C$50k–250k4 grants · C$277k
C$30,000
Median grant
6
Regions reached
C$5.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ARTISTS FOR REAL CLIMATE ACTIONC$100,000
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE CANADA INC.C$70,000
ESCARPMENT CORRIDOR ALLIANCEC$56,500
EAST COAST ENVIRONMENTAL LAWC$50,000
RESCUE LAKE SIMCOE COALITIONC$35,745
FOUNDATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIPC$30,000
ALBERTA ECOTRUST FOUNDATIONC$30,000
WHISTLER CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABILITY INSTITUTEC$30,000
MCCONNELL FOUNDATIONC$30,000
MAKEWAY CHARITABLE SOCIETYC$30,000
SUCCESSIONC$30,000
UNLOCK DEMOCRACYC$23,750
OTTAWA RIVERKEEPERC$23,730
CANADIAN PARKS AND WILDERNESS SOCIETY NEW BRUNSWICKC$20,000
FRIENDS OF SOUTH SHOREC$18,000
02The need
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Do your dollars go where the need is?

Where your grant dollars land — at home and around the world.

Which regions your grants reach

Ontario
C$476k
British Columbia
C$271k
Alberta
C$120k
Nova Scotia
C$103k
Quebec
C$60k
Manitoba
C$41k
New Brunswick
C$25k
Saskatchewan
C$7k

Grants placed by each grantee’s location, read from the T3010 filings.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

52%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
C$638k · 8 repeat orgsC$584k to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +47% since the first grant, against +38% for the ones you funded once.

8 repeat relationships — 8 still active in FY2023, 0 since wound down; 10 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
24

Total granted

C$638k
C$241k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+47%
+38%

Still filing today

100%
92%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 42% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; C$343k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as “new.”

Backed again, and grew

  • MC
    MAKEWAY CHARITABLE SOCIETY
    3× · 2021–2023 · C$165k · revenue +43%
  • ED
    ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE CANADA INC.
    3× · 2021–2023 · C$139k · revenue +115%
  • CP
    CANADIAN PARKS AND WILDERNESS SOCIETY
    4× · 2017–2023 · C$81k · revenue +252%

Funded once

  • W
    WILDSIGHT
    one grant, 2022 · C$30k · revenue +21%
  • PI
    Pembina Institutegraduated
    one grant, 2021 · C$30k · revenue +30%
  • FE
    Fondation et Alumni de Polytechnique Mont
    one grant, 2021 · C$30k · revenue -33%

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent CRA filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matches that aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

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Wcs Wildlife Conservation Society Canada

Wcs canada provides evidence-based expert guidance and policy recommendations to empower decision-makers to take transformative action for wildlife ecosystems and people. through our own research accumulated expertise and understanding of…

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2
Nature Canada / Canada Nature

Nature Canada's mission is to protect and conserve wildlife habitats in Canada by engaging people and advocating on behalf of nature. The organization conducts conservation work which involves supporting community-based efforts to protect…

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3
Georgia Strait Alliance

Public Engagement – increasing the understanding of the importance of the health of Georgia Strait as a regional ecosystem and providing individuals and communities with the tools to take local and regional action to improve the health of…

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4
Endangered Ecosystems Alliance

Educating the public of the current state of the environment and conservation principles. information is provided to the general public through news media engagement social media postings public hikes and presentations in order to increase…

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5
The David Suzuki Foundation

The David Suzuki Foundation works through science and education to protect the diversity of nature and our quality of life now and for the future.

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6
Nature United/ Nature Unie

Nature united is a canadian charity affiliated with the nature conservancy which works globally to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends. we strive for a world where healthy communities and sustainable development drive…

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7
Freshwater Conservation Canada

Freshwater conservation canada is committed to conserving protecting and restoring canada's freshwater ecosystems and their coldwater resources for current and future generations. programs and projects are delivered by our professional…

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8
The Nature Conservancy of Canada/La Societe Canadienne Pour La Conservation De La Nature

As Canada’s largest environmental charity the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has worked with partners to conserve natural landscapes since 1962. Together we deliver solutions to address the dual crises of biodiversity loss and climate…

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9
The Canadian Council On Ecological Areas - Le Conseil Canadien Des Aires ÉCologiques

The canadian council on ecological areas (ccea) is a national leader in providing evidence-based guidance in the establishment and management of a comprehensive network of ecological areas to contribute to the conservation and restoration…

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10
The Pollution Probe Foundation

Transportation: We develop tools to support rail decarbonization & monitor decarbonization efforts & best practices. We support the installation of new EV charging stations through a funding program which provides up to 50% of purchase &…

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11
The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority / Office De Protection De La Nature De Toronto

TRCA works to protect conserve and restore natural resources within its jurisdiction for the benefit of current and future generations. TRCA provides programs and services that support healthy rivers and shorelines sustainable communities…

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12
Canadian Wildlife Federation/FÉDÉRation Canadienne De La Faune

Cwf’s mission is to conserve and inspire the conservation of canada’s wildlife and habitat for the use and enjoyment of all through research direct programming education and advocacy. cwf is recognized for our leadership in bringing…

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For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society/La Société pour la nature et les parcs du Canada and the most unlike its peers is Unlock Democracy. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

03the grantee network

37 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2024.

Each one resolved to its own CRA returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2024, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 37 of the 42 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
13
Early backer (in before they grew)
37/37
Grantees still filing
25/37
Grew since you first funded

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%C$100kC$1.0MC$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetMAKEWAY CHARITABLE SOCIETY — C$165,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE CANADA INC. — C$138,710 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetCANADIAN PARKS AND WILDERNESS SOCIETY — C$80,971 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetEAST COAST ENVIRONMENTAL LAW — C$80,000 over 2y, 16% of budgetRESCUE LAKE SIMCOE COALITION — C$64,245 over 2y, 30% of budgetALBERTA ECOTRUST FOUNDATION — C$60,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetESCARPMENT CORRIDOR ALLIANCE — C$56,500 over 1y, 21% of budgetEcojustice — C$45,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetWHISTLER CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABILITY INSTITUTE — C$30,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetWILDSIGHT — C$30,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP — C$30,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetMCCONNELL FOUNDATION — C$30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPembina Institute — C$30,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFondation et Alumni de Polytechnique Mont — C$30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT FOUND — C$30,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetSeedchange — C$30,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSUCCESSION — C$30,000 over 1y, 8.3% of budgetUNLOCK DEMOCRACY — C$23,750 over 1y, 49% of budgetOTTAWA RIVERKEEPER — C$23,730 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetBURLINGTON GREEN — C$11,387 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetSWIM DRINK FISH — C$10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetST. MARYÈS RIVER ASSOCIATION — C$7,500 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetEARTHROOTS — C$7,049 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ROUGE — C$6,766 over 1y, 5.2% of budgetSASKATCHEWAN ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY INC. — C$6,150 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetSIERRA CLUB CANADA FOUNDATION — C$5,567 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetNATION PROSPÈRE ACADIE — C$5,362 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetBLOMIDON NATURALISTS SOCIETY — C$4,443 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetPLANET IN FOCUS FOUNDATION — C$3,793 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetCANADIAN RIGHTS ACTION FOUNDATION — C$3,705 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetCLEAN ANNAPOLIS RIVER PROJECT SOCIETY — C$3,499 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetBLUENOSE COASTAL ACTION FOUNDATION — C$2,959 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLAKE WINNIPEG FOUNDATION INC — C$1,065 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLUNG SASKATCHEWAN INC. — C$900 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLUNG ASSOCIATION OF NEW BRUNSWICK — C$115 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTIDES CANADA FOUNDATION — C$110 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSACKVILLE RIVERS ASSOCIATION — C$50 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Trottier Family F…Fondation Écho /Echo …Makeway FoundationTd Friends of the Env…Nature Canada / Canad…The McLean FoundationIvey FoundationThe Catherine Donnell…The Chawkers foundati…Clean Economy FundWorld Wildlife Fund C…The J W McConnell Fam…
The Trottier Family Foundation/La Fondation Familiale TrottierQC15.9× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Trottier Family Foundation/La Fondation Familiale Trottier · Fondation Écho /Echo Foundation · Makeway Foundation · Td Friends of the Environment Foundation · Nature Canada / Canada Nature · The McLean Foundation · Ivey Foundation · The Catherine Donnelly Foundation · The Chawkers foundation · Clean Economy Fund · World Wildlife Fund Canada Fonds Mondial Pour la Nature Can Ada · The J W McConnell Family Foundation/La Fondation de la Famille J W McConnell

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from the Canada Revenue Agency’s published T3010 data — your own annual information return and the multi-year returns of the 42 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year) — each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program description on its T3010; we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without a BN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears. How we build these →

Generated from your T3010 annual information return for the fiscal period ending 2023-12-31, as published by the Canada Revenue Agency in 2023. Amounts are Canadian dollars, as filed and never converted. Registered as a charitable organization under foundations.

Possibly out of date. A more recent return (FY2024) is on record, so the figures above are from FY2023, the most recent year this charity itemized its gifts to donees.

Source object 803355692:2023-12-31 · View the T3010 on the CRA register

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