Co-operators community funds

Our granting focus supports initiatives that lead to job creation and/or enhanced employability for underserved youth (aged 16 to 34) and individuals with mental health challenges.

$14.1 million in total grants disbursed since 1995
68 organizations funded in 2025
$1.72 million in grants disbursed in 2025

Download our CCF Annual Report

2025 CCF Annual Report

Grantee Spotlight

Every year, we produce a video highlighting impactful programs that are supported by Co-operators Community Funds. Our most recent video features Stella’s Place Assessment and Treatment Centre. Based in Toronto, Stella’s Place offers free, comprehensive, integrated mental health services for young adults, aged 16-29. Their unique support model places an emphasis on peer co-design paired with evidence- informed best practices. Stella’s Place equips program participants with skills and training that help prepare them to work in the peer support field, rejoin the workforce and continue their journey of recovery.

2026 CCF grant applications

The application deadline for the Spring 2026 funding round has closed. If your organization is interested in applying for an upcoming funding round or requires more information, email us at the_cooperators_foundation@cooperators.ca

Co-operators Community Funds Investment Portfolio

Approximately 60% of CCF’s investment portfolio assets are held in impact investments, transition investments, and smaller-scale community impact investments. We challenge the traditional view that investments are solely to make money. We advocate for the broader impact of a foundation’s investments, beyond just financial returns.

Accelerating habitat conservation

Carolinian Canada Coalition is a charity with a mission to collaborate for healthy ecosystems in one of the most diverse and fragile ecoregions in Canada, known as the Carolinian Zone. Through a unique financing tool called a Conservation Impact Bond (CIB), Carolinian Canada is stewarding climate-resilient landscapes and habitat preservation.