Thunder Bay Community Foundation

10/06/2026

📣 2026 Grant Applications are now officially CLOSED! 📣

Thank you to all the organizations who took the time to apply and share the important work they’re doing in our community.

Stay tuned for updates as we move forward with the evaluation process!

10/04/2026

⏰ JUST 1 DAY LEFT TO APPLY!

Tomorrow is the final day to submit your Grants application. If you’ve been working on it, don’t let the deadline pass without hitting SUBMIT.

📝 Apply or learn more: www.tbcf.org/grants
📩 For inquiries: [email protected]
📅 Application deadline: October 5, 2026

Your next community project could start with this application!

10/03/2026

There’s only 2 DAYS LEFT to get your Grant applications in!

Whether you’re supporting youth, strengthening your community, creating new opportunities, or making a difference in another way, we want to hear from you. Make sure your application is complete and submitted by October 5, 2026.

📝 Apply or learn more: www.tbcf.org/grants
📩 For inquiries: [email protected]

10/02/2026

Not to scare you or anything…

but you have 3 DAYS LEFT to submit your Grants application! 👻

10/02/2026

⏰ 3 DAYS LEFT!

The deadline is getting closer! If you’ve started your grant application, now is the perfect time to finish it, review your details, and make sure everything is ready to go.

Applications are due October 5, 2026, 11:59PM.

10/01/2026

2026 Community and Connections | Thunder Bay Community Foundation

Since the pandemic, we finally had the chance to gather our alumni together again - bringing current and past Board members into the same room for an evening of connection, memories, and celebration. 💙

It was a special opportunity to look back at how far the Foundation has come, share stories from the years gone by, and celebrate the many people who have helped shape our work and strengthen our community along the way. From past initiatives to the Foundation’s continued growth and the work still ahead, there was so much to reflect on and be proud of.

Thank you once again to our past and present Board members for being such an important part of the Thunder Bay Community Foundation family, and a special thanks to Susan and Cliff Friesen for graciously hosting this wonderful evening and helping bring everyone together.

Here’s to reconnecting with old friends, celebrating the journey we’ve shared, and looking forward to where we’re headed next! 🥂

10/01/2026

A government application, housing form, benefits renewal or other piece of paperwork can be confusing, time-consuming and difficult to complete - particularly for seniors and people living on low incomes who may already be navigating financial, technological or other barriers.

Recognizing this need in the community, the Lakehead Social Planning Council introduced Free Form-Filling for Seniors with a Grant from the Thunder Bay Community Foundation’s Community Fund.

The program was developed as a natural extension of LSPC’s existing work in the community. Through programs such as its free Income Tax Clinic, the organization regularly encountered seniors and low-income residents who needed more than assistance with their taxes.

This year alone, LSPC completed more than 800 forms for seniors and people with low incomes, demonstrating that the need for this program is far from theoretical. That number represents individual interaction with a community member who needed assistance.

To read more about this story, visit www.tbcf.org/news.

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The Thunder Bay Community Foundation is still accepting Grant applications from charitable organizations seeking support for programs, initiatives, and projects that create meaningful change in our community.

📝 Apply or learn more: www.tbcf.org/grants
📅 Application deadline: October 5, 2026

09/24/2026

09/24/2026

A trip to the library does not always start with a drive to the nearest branch. For some Thunder Bay Public Library patrons, it starts at home, where an e-book can be enlarged on a screen or read aloud, or where an audiobook can make a story accessible when a printed book cannot.

That is the thinking behind ‘Accessible Reads’, a Thunder Bay Public Library project supported by a $3,000 grant from the Dr. S. Penny Petrone Fund through the Thunder Bay Community Foundation.

The funding added 79 new titles to the library’s digital collection, composed of 57 e-books and 22 audiobooks, all of which are selected with patrons with vision loss, print disabilities such as dyslexia, and limited mobility in mind.

Meagan Ross, Associate Director of Development at Thunder Bay Public Library, shared, “Access to reading should not depend on whether someone can hold a book or see a printed page. This Grant let us add dozens of e-books and audiobooks that people can enlarge, listen to, or read with a screen reader, and borrow from home at any hour.”

To read more about this story, visit www.tbcf.org/news.

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The Thunder Bay Community Foundation is now accepting grant applications from charitable organizations seeking support for programs, initiatives, and projects that create meaningful change in our community.

📝 Apply or learn more: www.tbcf.org/grants
📅 Application deadline: October 5, 2026

09/23/2026

Help more young people experience the game.

Calgary Foundation's Daryl K. Seaman Canadian Hockey Grants program supports charitable organizations across Canada working to increase access to amateur hockey and sport for youth. If your program helps remove barriers and create inclusive opportunities, we encourage you to apply.

Learn more and apply by November 6: https://calgaryfoundation.org/charities/grants/doc-seaman-amateur-sport-grants/

Game on.

Applications are now open for the Daryl K. Seaman Canadian Hockey Fund, supporting organizations across Canada that are removing barriers and creating more opportunities for youth to participate in hockey and amateur sport.

Connect with our team to learn more and apply by November 6, 2026, at 4 p.m. MT: https://bit.ly/4oeS8Km