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Are you a registered charitable organization looking for support for your environmental project?
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Apply for Environmental Funding

The TD Friends of the Environment Foundation has been able to help Canadians protect our country's natural beauty by providing environment funding for not-for-profit organizations across Canada. We're always looking for new and exciting initiatives, so review the information below and submit your application to receive environmental funding for your community project.

For eligibility criteria, required information, focus areas and more, explore below.



Eligibility Criteria

  • Organizations must be Canadian, using the funds in Canada and they must be not-for-profit with a Charitable Registration Number
  • Schools, municipalities and First Nations groups are also eligible
  • Organizations must be able to provide a charitable tax-receipt for the full amount of donation

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Submission Steps

Please follow these simple steps to submit your request for community support to TD Friends of the Environment Foundation:

  1. Review TD Friends of the Environment Foundation focus areas to see if your project or program aligns with our interest areas.
  2. Review our eligibility criteria to ensure that your request fits with our granting policy.
  3. Review our Frequently Asked Questions section
  4. Complete and submit our on-line application form. It should take you 20-30 minutes to complete.
  5. If you have already submitted or saved an application, retrieve your existing application.
  6. An organization cannot submit an application for the same project more than once in a 12-month time period per chapter.

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Required Information

Some information we will require:

  1. Information about your organization, including your organization's name, mandate and Charitable Registration Number.
  2. Contact information so that we can reach you, including an e-mail address.
  3. A detailed budget outlining how and where requested funds will be allocated.
  4. How TD Friends of the Environment funds will be used and how that support might be recognized.

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After You Apply

What happens after you submit your on-line application?

  • When you submit a request you will receive an e-mail notification confirming that we have received it with the contact information of the receiving TD Friends of the Environment Chapter. We strive to evaluate your request in a timely manner. We will contact you within 120 days of receiving your application.
  • The Chapter Advisory Boards meet periodically to review requests. If you want specific details on when your application will be reviewed, please e-mail the contact person listed in your e-mail notification of receipt.

Note: This response time may be prolonged in case of an unexpectedly high volume of requests or if your request is incomplete and we must contact you for additional information.

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Funding Focus Areas

TD FEF areas of focus include:

  • Protecting and preserving the Canadian Environment
  • Assisting young Canadians in understanding and participating in Environmental activities
  • Supporting urban renewal such as environmental projects to rejuvenate smaller or at-risk neighbourhoods and "main streets"
  • Enhancing cooperation among Environmental organizations

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Funding Exemptions

Things that the foundation does not fund:

  • Private land endeavours
  • Salary
  • Web site design
  • Production of videos, DVDs and television shows
  • Fundraising initiatives
  • Personal or group expeditions
  • Scholarships, grants or bursaries
  • Administrative or capital costs (e.g. building campaigns, opening costs / overhead, office equipment, renovations)
  • Landscape equipment for upkeep of lawns, parks, gardens, trails, paths (e.g. leaf blowers, lawn mowers, hedge trimmers, vehicles, bobcats)
  • Mileage or meal costs
  • Consultants

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