The purpose of the community enrichment stream is to support community initiatives in the Yellowknife area. Organizations may apply to grants that complement their new or on-going programs and initiatives. 

Activities that the grant supports must occur in the Yellowknife, Dettah or N’dilo areas or be of direct benefit to residents in these areas. 

The Community Impact Fund is eligible for charitable organizations (organizations with a registered charitable number) conducting activities in the Yellowknife area. 

If you are a non-profit organization that does not have a registered charitable number, you may still be able to apply. Please call our office to discuss +1-867-446-4527. 

To check that your charitable number is in good standing, visit Canada Revenue Agency or call 1-800-267-2384. 

Eligible costs in the Community Enrichment Stream include:

• Capital projects including renovations
• Wages
• Purchase of equipment or materials
• Administration costs up to 15% of the total proposed budget

Ineligible costs for the Community Enrichment Stream include:

• Travel
• Rent, mortgage, loans and utilities

Ineligible costs for all YKCF grants include:

• Activities of religious organizations that serve primarily their membership and/or direct religious purposes
• Political activities, specifically directly or indirectly supporting or opposing a political party or candidate for public office
• The establishment of or addition to endowment funds
• The establishment of or addition to operating reserves

For our 2024 intake, grant requests from the Community Enrichment Stream of the Community Impact Fund can be from $1,000 – $25,000.

*This number is subject to change.

Applications can be submitted to the Community Enrichment Stream when the application portal opens.

In 2023, the application portal opens on June 1st. Please use the link on our website to apply.

Please note that application dates may vary in future years.

Applications are reviewed by our Grants Committee.

15 July 2023 at 11.59pm MST: All applications due via grant portal found on the Yellowknife Community Foundation website.

July and August 2023: Yellowknife Community Foundation staff and Grants Committee members conduct due diligence checks on all applications and undertake a review process. As a normal part of our review process, you may hear from us with questions about your application. We appreciate your time in providing clarity.

Early September 2023: Applicants are notified. Every applicant will receive notification regardless of funding decision.

• All successful applicants will be required to submit a final report through our online portal.
• We want to hear from you during the lifecycle of your grant! Please reach out anytime with an impact story, picture or video, or just to say “Hi!”.

We recognize that our Community Enrichment stream is currently only eligible for organizations conducting activities in the Yellowknife area, and there is a need for funding for organizations in NWT communities, beyond Yellowknife. 

The Yellowknife Community Foundation is planning to incorporate granting needs and requests for communities and organizations outside of Yellowknife in the near future. 

In the meantime, please visit our Granting Opportunities page to read more about our other granting funds as some are available for organizations outside of Yellowknife.