Canadian Women's Foundation

Founded in 1991, Canadian Women's Foundation is a grant-making foundation based in Toronto, Canada working on gender equality, poverty & hunger, employment & skills +1 more.

The Canadian Women's Foundation is a public foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, that works to advance gender equality in Canada. It raises and grants funds to grassroots feminist organisations and community groups working on gender-based violence, women's poverty, leadership and confidence for girls, and employment skills for women. The Foundation also engages in policy and practice change, shares research on the root causes of gender injustice, and mobilises donors toward feminist philanthropy. Founded in 1991 by a group of women including Nancy Ruth Mellon and Susan Woods, it reports having raised more than $270 million and funded over 3,400 programmes across the country since its launch. Its work focuses in particular on people facing multiple barriers, including First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities, Black and racialized communities, youth, people with disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA people, newcomers, migrants and sex workers.