2025-2026 JCF UNRESTRICTED GRANT PROGRAM

Important Dates and Deadlines

Friday, September 19, 2025 | Deadline for Letters of Intent
Monday, December 1, 2025 | Deadline for Grant Applications
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 | Grant Distribution Meeting
Thursday, February 19, 2026 | Governors Meeting – Grant recommendations are ratified

STEP ONE: Letter of Intent

After you have reviewed the grant guidelines, please send us a typed outline of your project that is no longer than two pages (8.5” x 11”), containing the following information:

· Introduction to your organization, including your charitable registration number.
· Statement of the needs, or community priorities, that the project addresses.
· Concise description of the activities to be undertaken.
· Clear statement of who will benefit from the project.
· Start-up and completion dates.
· The cost of the project and the amount being requested from the Foundation.
· Brief statement on how the success of the project will be evaluated.

We encourage applicants to be brief but informative, and to use lay language.

The chair of the Distribution Committee and the staff of the Jewish Community Foundation will review your Letter of Intent. You may be contacted if additional information is needed.

If your project meets the Foundation’s criteria you will be invited to apply and sent an application. You will receive an explanation if your project is not considered eligible for consideration. Letters of Intent must be sent to: info@jewishcommunityfoundation.com

STEP TWO: Grant Application (if invited to submit)

If invited to apply, please submit your completed application by the stated deadline to be considered by the Grant Distribution Committee. Download the form here.

Applications must be typed in black, regular font. Handwritten submissions will not be accepted.

Once all applications have been reviewed, the committee will submit its recommendations to the Foundation’s Governors for approval. Applicants will then be notified in writing of their grant status.

We appreciate the time and effort involved in preparing applications and are here to support you. If you have any questions about the process, please contact our office at 604.257.5100 or email us at info@jewishcommunityfoundation.com.