Community Grants

  • Impact your community or organization
  • Get help funding a major project
  • Make a difference in Saskatchewan, Beaumont, AB or Edmonton, AB
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Fund a Project in Saskatchewan or in Beaumont and Edmonton Alberta!

Our Community Grant Program is intended for one-time project-based proposals. That means financial help to start something new or to assist with major purchases that are not normally possible. Preference is given to capital projects such as facilities and equipment. 

Projects must be completed within two years of receiving funding.

Application Periods and Response Times:
Application period: January 1st to June 30th and July 1st to December 31st of each year. We will review and notify applicants within 30 days of the application period deadline.

Guidelines

1) Applying organizations must operate in an Alberta or Saskatchewan Community.

2) We will provide funding to the following organizations; however, eligibility does not guarantee funding:

  • Canadian Registered Charities
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • Municipalities

Saskatchewan Grant Amounts
Minimum funding request per organization: $1,000/year
Maximum funding request per organization: $25,000/year

Beaumont and Edmonton Grant Amounts
Minimum funding request per organization: $1,000/year
Maximum funding request per organization: $100,000/year

You can only submit one application per organization each application period. 

You may receive funding in full or in part.

Please email Innovation.Community@innovationcu.ca with any questions you have.

How to Apply

All applications must be submitted through our online application to be considered for funding. The application will take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete. Please ask your local advice centre for help if needed.

Here's a glimpse at some of the details you'll need to share on the application:

  • Your charity registration number (if applicable) 
  • Contact information
  • Project details
  • How your project will improve your community
  • Funding details such as budget and other funder information
  • Recognition benefits available if your project is selected
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Information subject to change without notice.

Frequently Asked Questions

A Community Grant is intended for one-time projects to start something new or to assist with large purchases.  Preference is given to capital projects such as facilities and equipment. 

The following organizations are eligible to apply; however, eligibility does not guarantee funding:

  • Canadian Registered Charities
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • Municipalities

No, your organization does not need to be a member.

Projects must be completed within two years of receiving funding.

Applications open July 1st and close at 11:59 pm (CST) on December 31st, each year and open January 1st and close at 11:59 pm (CST) on June 30th each year.

All applicants will be notified via email of the status of their application by July 31st or January 31st depending on the applications period.

Each grant application is pre-screened for minimum requirements and then scrutinized for optimum value to the community.

Saskatchewan Grant Amounts
Minimum funding request per organization: $1,000/year
Maximum funding request per organization: $25,000/year

Beaumont and Edmonton Grant Amounts
Minimum funding request per organization: $1,000/year
Maximum funding request per organization: $100,000/year

No. You can only submit one application per organization each year. You’re welcome to reapply the following year.

No. All Community Grant applications must be submitted through our online application form to be considered for funding. The application will take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete.

Here are some of the details you’ll need to share on the application:

  • Your charity registration number (if applicable) 
  • Contact information
  • Project details
  • How your project will improve your community
  • Funding details such as budget and other funder information
  • Recognition benefits available if your project is selected

You will receive a copy of your completed application via email.

No. Once your application has been submitted you will no longer be able to view or have access to your application.

Meet Some Community Grant Recipients

Notre Dame Primary Playground Project

"Thank you for your incredibly generous donation - the largest we have received for our project!" 

"Thank you for your incredibly generous donation - the largest we have received for our project!" 

Little Seedlings Daycare Center

"This generous investment supports children, families, and the well-being of our community."

"This generous investment supports children, families, and the well-being of our community."

Cando Community School

"We were able to purchase a variety of sensory supports to help us meet the diverse needs of our students."

"We were able to purchase a variety of sensory supports to help us meet the diverse needs of our students."

Make fundraising for your community project easy.

Finding it difficult to fundraise for a major community project in Canada? What businesses give back to their local communities? This challenge is particularly difficult when you might not have enough volunteers to do research on corporate giving. That’s why the Innovation Community Grant Program is the perfect place to start.

You can easily apply online for a one-time project to help with large purchases like equipment for a playground or a firetruck for your community’s volunteer fire department. Completing our Community Grant application could earn your organization thousands of dollars!

You care about the committees you volunteer in. So do we!

Volunteerism in Canada has always been high. They don’t call us one of the friendliest countries in the world for nothing! Our Community Grant Program is designed to help the charities and non-profit groups you so proudly volunteer for. It’s to help develop or improve the town or city you happily call home and want to see thrive. It’s for schools and childcare centres because it takes a village to raise a child. Corporate giving is part of who we are; it’s our responsibility to play an active role in making a difference.

Thank you for supporting us.

As part of our Responsible Banking™ commitment, we share profits with our members. It only makes sense to help support those who have been instrumental in our success. Your organization does need to be an Innovation member to apply for the Community Grant Program. The wonderful news? It’s easy to apply! Plus, you’ll enjoy:

  • Low to no monthly fees on Association or Community Service Accounts
  • Profit sharing dollars simply by banking with us through our Member Rewards program
  • The opportunity to apply for the Community Grant Program