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We make every effort to show comprehensive grant listings. For official listings of our grants please refer to the Foundation’s Annual Reports or contact us at 1.800.263.2887 or trillium@trilliumfoundation.org.

Approved by the Ontario Trillium Foundation Board of Directors on March 30, 2005

Actua
$350,000 over three years to increase the scientific and technical literacy of Ontario's children and youth through the expanded delivery of community-based science, engineering and technology programs.

Altruvest Charitable Services
$429,400 over three years to launch BoardMatch ED, a multi-component province-wide program that will help executive directors build better working relationships with their boards of directors and understand the boards’ role as a strategic asset.

André Paiement : une contribution culturelle exceptionnelle en Ontario français a/s Festival franco-ontarien
$90,000 over one year to create, develop and present a multimedia touring production profiling André Paiement's contribution to franco-Ontarian cultural heritage. The productions will be presented in Sudbury, Toronto and Ottawa.

BODYSENSE: A Positive Body Image Initiative for Sport Environments c/o The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport/Centre canadien pour l'éthique dans le sport
$257,000 over 30 months to deliver workshops and promote positive body image and healthy eating to athletes, parents and coaches throughout Ontario, providing information and building awareness for athletes in diving, skating and gymnastics.

Building Green Power Co-operative Capacity: GPIF Initiative c/o Ontario Sustainable Energy Association
$70,000 over one year to investigate financing options that will support the preliminary planning stage development of renewable power projects by community-based, not-for-profit groups.

Bureau des Regroupements des Artistes Visuels de l'Ontario
$200,000 over three years to strengthen organizational capacity and provide a stable financial and operational base, enabling this visual arts service organization to help increase the exposure of francophone artists throughout Ontario.

Canadian Adventure Racing Association Inc.
$75,000 over two years to produce an environmental charter for race organization, assist with the enforcement of safety guidelines, increase awareness of the sport throughout Ontario and enhance communication with members.

The Canadian Chestnut Council
$108,400 over three years to support scientific and community involvement in the development of a strongly blight-resistant strain of the American chestnut tree.

Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Ontario Division
$73,000 over one year to pilot and evaluate a new client management system in Barrie, Sudbury, Richmond Hill, Mississauga and Toronto that will increase direct service delivery by 5 per cent.

Carolinian Canada c/o Lambton Wildlife Incorporated
$273,800 over three years to support core operations and development planning, enabling the smooth transition of Carolinian Canada into an independent and strong organization with a dynamic community base.

Chiefs of Ontario
$540,100 over four years to develop an Ontario Native Youth Council, which will increase opportunities for youth, helping them to identify issues and solutions to the problems they face through participation in service, planning and policy discussions.

Cochrane-Temiskaming Museums and Galleries Association
$71,000 over two years to promote the unique cultural and heritage contributions of Northeastern Ontario through a collective marketing campaign involving 13 museums and galleries.

The Council for Business and the Arts in Canada
$450,000 over three years to roll out the ArtsVe$t pilot to 10 Ontario communities in order to enhance cultural activity through increased private sector investment.

Ducks Unlimited Canada
$169,300 over two years to create a stable base to grow the Adopt-A-Class program across Ontario. The program educates Grade 4 students about the importance of wetlands through field trips, reading materials and in-class educational materials.

Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario
$246,900 over five years to enhance educational programs, recruit and train volunteer farmer advisors and facilitators, participate in provincial and national networks and develop partnerships to sustain this province-wide organization into the future.

Environmental Defence Canada
$399,300 over 33 months to implement the Blue Flag international eco-label program at Ontario beaches. The Blue Flag assures tourists and citizens that beaches are clean, swimmable, accessible, safe and actively protected by the community.

Families for a Secure Future
$289,500 over five years to build organizational and member leadership capacity, strengthen and expand the network of family groups across Ontario and provide ongoing planning support to individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families.

Group of Seven Project Public Art Gallery Initiative c/o Ontario Association of Art Galleries
$160,000 over one year to launch a collaborative marketing, exhibition and education program celebrating the 85th anniversary of the Group of Seven, which will advance curatorial research and boost audiences for 24 galleries in 20 Ontario communities.

Historica Foundation of Canada/Fondation Historica
$388,000 over two years to roll out a provincial expansion pilot of the Heritage Fairs Program, which utilizes hands-on projects to bring local and national history to life for students aged 10 to 15 years.

The Learning Partnership, L'Alliance-Éducation
$430,900 over four years to develop the Kindergarten Welcome Bag Program, which will enhance early literacy in high risk Toronto, Durham, Peel and York region schools as a precursor to the Ontario-wide program roll out.

Ontario Farmland Trust
$195,400 over three years to increase understanding and promotion of agricultural land trusts to farmers, municipal planners and the general public, resulting in the preservation of agricultural land through donations of land and easements.

Ontario Physical and Health Education Association
$650,000 over three years to implement the Living Schools Initiative, bringing education, recreation and public health community partners together to increase access to active and healthy living opportunities for children and youth.

Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development
$67,300 over one year to develop Ontario-focused curriculum materials and visual construction plans and implement teacher training workshops, which will increase young people's understanding of renewable energy technologies and energy consumption.

Play Works Partnership c/o Parks and Recreation Ontario
$229,400 over two years to motivate, encourage, and support community investment in youth play through research on its benefits and the implementation of the Youth Friendly Community recognition and Do It Yourself youth engagement programs.

ReBoot Network Initiative c/o Community Opportunity & Innovation Network (Peterborough) Inc.
$56,000 over one year to divert electronic waste from landfills and provide low-cost and serviceable computers to not-for-profit organizations by implementing a joint marketing plan that will stimulate a 10 per cent increase in donors and customers.

Skate Ontario
$110,000 over one year to purchase the hardware to implement the new Codes of Points judging system and to support training of provincial level coaches, judges and volunteer competitive accountants.

Toronto Symphony Orchestra Association
$404,000 over two years for a Northern Ontario residency tour, which will include full-orchestra public performances, school concerts, smaller prelude concerts and master classes for music students and local musicians.

Town Youth Participation Strategies (TYPS)
$725,000 over four years to build the infrastructure, solidify programs and resources and secure other funding partnerships for this new organization that provides support to youth centres and other youth initiatives in rural Ontario communities.

Trails for All Ontarians c/o Abilities Centre
$97,500 over one year to develop Inclusive Trail Construction and Maintenance Guidelines, which will provide information and resources to build and maintain natural environment recreation trails that are accessible to people of all abilities.

Union culturelle des Franco-Ontariennes
$98,000 over one year to establish and deliver a mentorship program for francophone women in rural Ontario, which will help to increase their participation in the economic development of their communities.

Variety - The Children's Charity
$500,000 over three years to strengthen the operational capacity of Variety -The Children's Charity and ensure that Variety Village and its outreach programs continue to position Variety as a world leader in integrated and active living.

Victorian Order of Nurses Canada (VON)
$414,600 over three years to expand the Functional Fitness Continuum Initiative, a progressive model of physical activity interventions designed to reach isolated non-participating seniors.

Approved by the Ontario Trillium Foundation Board of Directors on December 10, 2004

Canadian UNICEF Committee (UNICEF Canada)
$25,000 over one year to support the participation of practitioners from Ontario in the United Nations Secretary-General's Study on Violence Against Children through the North American Consultation: Sharing the Best We Have to Give.

Dynamic Education Clubs Alliance Inc. (DECA)
$20,000 over six months to develop a strategic plan to raise the organization's profile, strengthen its volunteer base, attract sponsorships and provide recreational and educational activities to Ontario youth in management and entrepreneurship.

Ontario Smart Growth Network c/o The Conservation Council of Ontario
$25,000 over six months to engage the public in the smart growth vision for healthy communities and sustainable local economies, by developing a communications plan and assessing the feasibility of the Municipal Smart Community Accreditation Program.

Approved by the Ontario Trillium Foundation Board of Directors on November 18, 2004

Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability - Ontario Initiative
$445,000 over three years to enhance the programs of the Active Living Resource Centre so that Ontarians with disabilities can more easily access community-based active living programs and increase their level of physical activity.

Advanced Coronary Treatment (ACT) Foundation
$300,000 over three years to assist communities in implementing a CPR program in high schools across Ontario so that youth will be equipped with the skills and knowledge needed to save lives at home and in their communities.

Canada Games Days c/o Canada Games Council/Conseil des Jeux du Canada
$274,000 over three years to develop and host Canada Games Days in various Ontario communities, which will encourage child and youth participation in physical activity and sport.

Canadian Paraplegic Association Ontario
$322,300 over three years to create volunteer teams and membership chapters in several Ontario communities that will better support and meet the ever-changing needs of people with spinal cord injury.

Le Centre de leadership en éducation
$51,500 over one year to conduct a study of the training needs of the franco-Ontarian community in order to develop appropriate francophone training modules for workers in the not-for-profit sector.

Centre for Children & Families in the Justice System of the London Family Court Clinic, Inc.
$589,200 over three years to work with four school boards to develop and pilot a tool to assist in selecting appropriate violence prevention programs to create safer learning environments.

Community Matters: Engaging Community, Building Community c/o United Way of Leeds and Grenville
$594,800 over three years to enable 17 of the smallest United Ways in Ontario to undertake, with the help of the largest United Ways, community consultations that will address community priorities and improve service.

Creative Clusters Development Program c/o Toronto Artscape Inc.
$375,000 over four years to provide advice, education and support to 40 Ontario communities that want to establish multi-tenant artist facilities and stimulate neighbourhood revitalization.

Cross Country Ontario
$32,000 over one year to provide training for coaches that will increase the quality of coaching and the capacity for athletic development in cross country skiing across Ontario.

Encore Six
$115,500 over two years to assist the organization in its efforts to revive and strengthen the presence of classical music in small and isolated communities throughout Ontario with the aid of some of Canada's top musicians.

eyeGO to the Arts
$290,000 over three years to expand the program into 38 new Ontario communities, which will increase youth attendance at performing arts events.

Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Association, Inc. (FOCA)
$360,000 over two years to implement the Dock Talk program in 10 waterfront communities, which will promote awareness and motivate action on improving shoreline protection and water quality.

Gay and Lesbian Athletes Association
$60,000 over two years to provide resources, information, counselling and support for gay and lesbian athletes so they can compete without concerns about sexual orientation.

Le Groupe Dance Lab
$132,000 over two years to support the transition to a new artistic team and build the organization's capacity as a centre of excellence in choreography.

Hope Air
$347,700 over two years to create HealthNet, an electronic management system that will provide a public access point for patients, medical practitioners, volunteers and pilots, ensuring that more needy Ontarians are able to travel to medical care.

Jeunesses Musicales of Ontario (JMO)
$150,000 over two years to expand the Cushion Concert Series in five new communities, which will increase the exposure of classical and multi-cultural music to young children and families.

Making IT Work for Volunteers c/o Coalition of Ontario Voluntary Organizations
$400,000 over three years to develop Making IT Work, a cross-sectoral partnership development program that encourages the effective use of information technology by charities and not-for-profit organizations.

MICRO-Mouvement des Intervenants et Intervenantes Communautaires en Radio de l'Ontario
$107,000 over one year to purchase office and marketing equipment and produce a strategic plan that will ensure effective and long-term support to the francophone not-for-profit community radio sector.

MOFIF (Mouvement ontarien des femmes immigrantes francophones)
$74,100 over one year to conduct training and produce a toolkit that will assist front-line workers responding to problems and specific needs faced by women survivors of genocides who are immigrating from war-torn countries.

The National Broadcast Reading Service, Inc. (NBRS)
$316,800 over three years to establish VoicePrint local broadcast centres in 13 Ontario communities that will provide news and articles of interest to people with diminished vision or other conditions that limit their access to visual media.

The North-South Institute/L'Institut Nord-Sud
$89,100 over 18 months to bring the results of a study of Canada's Seasonal Agricultural Workers' Program back to the farm communities involved in the program and the community groups that assist temporary agricultural workers.

Ojibway and Cree Cultural Centre
$65,000 over eight months to create a glossary of words and terms translated into Cree, Oji-Cree and Ojibway, which will support the evolution and use of native languages, strengthening the cultural identity of Aboriginal people.

Ontario Cycling Association
$239,700 over three years to assist the organization in developing tracks, services and programs that support cyclists involved in the rapidly growing sport of BMX bicycle motocross racing.

Ontario Land Trust Alliance Inc.
$167,200 over three years to provide operational support for member education, standards of practices and core infrastructure to build the capacity of its members.

Ontario Management Services Organizations Network c/o IMPACS: The Institute for Media, Policy and Civil Society
$79,000 over nine months to develop strategies for building effective governance, fundraising, management, planning, and communications capabilities in not-for-profit and charitable organizations.

Ontario Trails Council/ Conseil des sentiers de l'Ontario
$355,000 over four years to strengthen the Ontario trail sector’s capacity to develop, preserve, manage and promote high quality recreational trails as a source of physical activity, social interaction and natural and cultural heritage appreciation.

Ontario Water Polo Association
$125,400 over two years to assist the organization in implementing its business plan that will raise the profile of the sport, provide support to existing and new clubs and improve access so that more people participate in the sport of water polo.

Operation Springboard
$219,600 over two years to develop, pilot test and distribute an interactive multimedia e-learning tool that will help reduce youth involvement in substance abuse and misuse.

Orchestras Canada/Orchestres Canada
$161,800 over two years to develop a financial analysis toolkit that will provide orchestras of all types with a greater ability to use available resources more efficiently, meet their artistic vision and reach new audiences.

Parents for Children's Mental Health
$143,400 over three years to hold Quilt of Honour events and establish parent support groups to raise awareness and provide support for families of children with mental health problems.

Pour un développement durable en matière de diffusion des spectacles a/s Théâtre La Catapulte
$147,800 over two years to create and implement an artist-in-residence and touring model that will create more opportunities for francophone artists and audiences.

Projet : Service de promotion pour les artistes francophones a/s Association des professionnel.le.s de la chanson et de la musique
$150,000 over three years to assist the organization in promoting and celebrating franco-Ontarian musicians and songwriters, which will provide more employment and performance opportunities and increase sales of compact discs and DVDs.

Regroupement de développement économique et d'employabilité-Ontario
$300,000 over two years to create a network of socio-economic incubators that will encourage community and economic development for franco-Ontarian communities in south and south central Ontario.

Le Regroupement des parents et amis des sourds et malentendants franco-ontariens (RESO)
$240,000 over three years to provide teacher training and resources in Quebec sign language (LSQ), increasing the number of courses offered in Ontario to francophone students who are deaf and their families.

The Students Commission/La Commission des étudiants
$538,400 over three years to further develop a model of youth engagement. This initiative will include training and conferences to help youth create projects in 30 Ontario communities.

Télé-mentorat Inter-générations PACE-2-face a/s Fondation Internationale PACE 2000
$70,000 over one year to expand the outreach of intergenerational programs offered by the organization, helping to reduce the isolation experienced by seniors and eliminate prejudices between generations.

Threads of Life - An Association for Workplace Tragedy Family Support
$136,200 over 18 months to help families affected by workplace tragedy and raise public awareness about the need to improve workplace safety and increase mutual concern for one another’s safety.

United Generations Ontario
$188,000 over two years to develop, test and conduct training in the use of a Best Practices Toolbox, which will increase the effectiveness of organizations involved in providing programs and services to members of different generations.

Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre
$50,000 over one year to support the expansion of the Great Canadian Shoreline Clean-up to encourage increased participation of Ontarians in removing debris from shorelines and beaches in communities across the province.

Voices for Children and Offord Centre for Child Studies c/o Voices for Children
$155,300 over one year to investigate the feasibility of a provincial network that will collect and distribute information to communities about the developmental health of children, enabling planning and action to take place at the local level.

YEN/SYC: Ontario Emissions c/o Youth Environmental Network
$98,500 over two years to work with youth environmental non-governmental organizations (YENGOs) and university student groups to develop Climate Change action projects that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Ontario.

Approved by the Ontario Trillium Foundation Board of Directors on August 13, 2004

Our Times Labour Publishing Inc.
$9,000 over six months to upgrade the computer equipment, enabling volunteers and staff to publish more efficiently this community-based magazine.

Approved by the Ontario Trillium Foundation Board of Directors on June 24, 2004

Canadian Slovenian Congress / Congrès canadien slovène
$24,700 over nine months to preserve the heritage and contribution made by Slovenian immigrants by producing a book that captures the experience of Slovenians who immigrated to Canada during the 1920s-1930s, and settled in Ontario.

Capacity Building in Arts and Culture Organizations in Mid-Sized Ontario Cities c/o Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation
$25,000 over six months to survey and identify ways in which mid-size Ontario communities can strengthen their arts, culture and heritage organizations.

Centre for Sustainable Watersheds
$23,900 to develop a framework of co-operation for the delivery of shoreline protection programs in Ontario. Improved co-ordination and collaboration of shoreline and lake stewardship will improve the health and economy of communities.

Children's Mental Health Ontario
$25,000 over one year to produce tools, including Benchmarks of Excellence for Accountability, to support governance in member organizations and other not-for-profit organizations in Ontario.

Municipal Cultural Planning Forums Initiatives c/o Community Cultural Impresarios
$25,000 over six months to host four municipal cultural planning forums where best practices will be shared and new local strategies developed to better integrate cultural activity into local community life.

Ontario Association of Male Survivor Services (OAMSS) c/o The Men's Project / Le Projet pour hommes
$25,000 over six months to create an online directory of current services and identify what further services and supports need to be developed for male survivors of sexual abuse or assault.

Seeds of Diversity Canada / Programme semencier du patrimoine Canada
$34,600 over two years to publish and print an annual seed exchange directory and to create descriptions for 10 species of plants so that volunteers can participate in identifying and saving seeds from rare heritage plants.

St. Leonard's Society Canada / Société Saint-Léonard du Canada
$25,000 over six months to support strategic planning activities to improve crime prevention programming and services to adults and youth convicted of and at risk of criminal behaviours.