APPLY FOR FUNDING

The REALTORS® Community Foundation is proud to have a bi-annual funding cycle and a separate Request for Proposals (RFP) process for Flagship Funding.

Bi-annual Funding

The Spring and Fall funding cycles offer funding up to $10,000 and are open at the following times:

  • 2025 Spring Applications: Open from February 3, 2025 to March 14, 2025 with the funds issued in May 2025

  • 2025 Fall Applications: Open from September 3, 2025 to October 17, 2025 with the funds issued in December 2025

Flagship Funding

Our Flagship Funding offers a three-year pledge to one to three new charities annually in the total amount of $60,000. The hope of this funding is to benefit charities and their community by providing more reliable funding for long-term goals to enhance the sustainability of programs. The REALTORS® Community Foundation is unique in that it is a local grassroots charity itself, and we take pride in being able to really connect with the charities we fund and celebrate the outcomes of their essential projects. It is the intention that through the Flagship Program, the relationship between REALTORS® and charities will be strengthened through increased communication of outcomes, in-kind campaign needs, and volunteer opportunities.

The RFP for 2025 Flagship Funding is now open.

Applications are accepted from January 7, 2025 to February 28, 2025, with the funds issued in April 2025.

2025 SPRING
FUNDING IS OPEN

QUALIFY FOR FUNDING

  • All applicants must have a charitable number with the Canada Revenue Agency. Nonprofits in the process of applying for charitable status or who use the charitable number of a different organization will not be considered.

  • We support charities located in and impacting the greater Edmonton Area and municipalities served by the REALTORS® Association of Edmonton. For questions or clarity about specific geographic regions please contact us.

  • We do not fund partisan political causes, Foundations (organizations that issue funding), Hospitals, Colleges or Universities, Deficit Funding or Endowment Funds.

Funding Pillars

  • Housing

    If there’s anybody that recognizes the importance of housing, it’s REALTORS®. We proudly support charities in providing safe and accessible shelter for those in various intersections of need. Housing eligible applications include domestic violence shelters, accommodated recovery programs, accessibility improvements to units or shelter facilities, construction/operating costs/repairs of affordable housing units, accommodations for people traveling for health treatment, and homeless shelters.

  • Community Grants

    REALTORS® strive to contribute to the communities that we work, serve, play and live in. Community grants promote inclusive communities where information, activities, basic needs (including food security) and/or environments are sensible, accessible, and usable for as many people as possible. Community grant projects shall respond to conditions of inaccessibility by providing equitable opportunities for all regardless of a person’s abilities or circumstances.

Adjudication Criteria & Process

Our Community Investment Committee considers a variety of factors when scoring and deliberating funding applications. Each application is scored quantitatively in the six categories listed below by all committee members, generating a combined score. The committee then meets to discuss each eligible application, guided by the combined score and also considering elements such as recognition and stewardship.

  • Project Alignment - Your project is closely aligned with the highest priorities and achieves targeted outcomes effectively.

  • Population Need and/or Reach - Your project has both a high population need and a high population reach. It provides critical support to a larger population experiencing critical challenges.

  • Project Impact - Your project has high potential for transformative, measurable impact. There will be a significant positive impact for the population served.

  • Capacity to Complete - Your organization has demonstrated capacity with all necessary skills, resources, and a record of success. Your project will happen.

  • Project Budget - Your project budget is fully realistic, detailed, and efficiently maximizes fund use.

  • Organizational Financials - Your organizational financials are fully realistic, detailed, and show financial stability. Documents are fully transparent and easy to review. There are no issues with financial sustainability.

We know every application has tremendous merit, and volunteer committee members spend a large amount of time thoughtfully reviewing every single one. We appreciate the time and effort charities take to complete applications, but unfortunately, not all applications can be funded.

Please note that receiving funding in the Spring or Fall cycle may be considered in deliberations but does not preclude your organization from applying again in the alternate season or for applying for Flagship Funding.