Donations and Community Partnerships Funding Guidelines

Under the cancer focus area, CIBC Foundation will consider funding projects that meet the below eligibility:

• Canadian registered charities, not-for-profits, or qualified donees
• Organizations with sound financial practices, and a sustainable funding model
• Organizations who track impact with a clear evaluation and measurement process and can specify the number of individuals helped through the project  
• Culturally informed programs or services that are filling evidence-based gaps in an identified community

Projects or programs that are aligned to the following criteria will be considered:

• Access: Improved access to care equipment for rural hospitals, transportation,  and accommodation
• Patient support: Wellness, survivorship and patient support programs
• Public education: Importance of regular checkups and healthy active living, smoking cessation programs, healthy eating and living, impacts of alcohol and infections
• Screening and diagnosis: Finding cancer early, new diagnostic imaging equipment; faster screenings;  and capital campaigns for new cancer centres
• Treatment and research: New and existing innovative research projects, fellowships and endowed research chairs; treatment-based equipment, collaborative research initiatives 

Cancer requests are accepted year-round but are reviewed between March and October.

Under the inclusive communities focus area, CIBC Foundation will consider funding projects that meet the below eligibility:

• Canadian registered charities, not-for-profits, or qualified donees
• Organizations with sound financial practices and a sustainable funding model
• Organizations who track impact with a clear evaluation and measurement process and can specify the number of individuals helped through the project  
• Culturally informed programs or services that are filling evidence-based gaps in an identified community

Projects aligned to the following criteria will be considered:

• Increasing access to education and employment through reskilling, upskilling and addressing the digital divide
• Initiatives that increase access and remove barriers to education or employment for underrepresented communities. Initiatives include skills development, employment services, educational programming and support
• Addressing the digital divide facing underserved communities through digital accessibility and affordability projects, technology courses, and digital skills training
• Upskilling and reskilling projects supporting underserved communities with a focus on the following in-demand areas: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), digital literacy, entrepreneurship, and cyber security
• Creating a sense of belonging for children aged 13 and under
• Help for high needs kids: Supporting families and children with childhood disabilities
  • Medical assessment, treatment, and innovation for childhood disabilities
  • Specialized programs that enable children to overcome impairments
  • Support for family's needs
• Healthy active living: Investing in kids from a young age to develop healthy life skills
  • Programs that help kids develop health-conscious skills and habits that lead to positive life choices, such as good eating habits and being physically active
  • Access to sports for those who need financial help
• Education and enrichment: Programs that engage Canada's young students and promote life-long learning
  • Educational opportunities that engage students and promote life-long learning
  • Homework, after-school and mentoring programs that help fill the gaps at home
  • increasing access to proper and affordable technology, extra-curricular activities such as financial education, camp, coding classes, and mentorship
• Inclusive Communities requests are accepted year-round but are reviewed between March and October

Under the financial education focus area, CIBC Foundation will consider funding projects that meet the below eligibility:

• Canadian registered charities, not-for-profits or qualified donees
• Organizations with sound financial practices, and a sustainable funding model
• Organizations who track impact with a clear evaluation and measurement process and can specify the number of individuals helped through the project  
• Culturally informed programs or services that are filling evidence-based gaps in an identified community

Projects or programs that are aligned to the following criteria will be considered:

• Educational resources and learning opportunities that aim to improve confidence in individuals' financial education leading to achieving financial wellbeing
• Initiatives that allow our team members to volunteer their time by delivering financial education programs in their community
• Financial Education requests are accepted year-round but are reviewed between March and October.